69Shooting FeaturesAdjusting Brightness (Exposure Compensation)You can adjust overall image brightness.1 Press the multi selector K (o).2 Select a compensation value andpress the k button.• To brighten the image, set a positive (+)value.• To darken the image, set a negative (–)value.• The compensation value is applied, evenwithout pressing the k button.C Exposure Compensation Value• The value applied in j, k or l mode is saved in the camera’s memory even afterthe camera is turned off.• When the shooting mode is Fireworks show scene mode (A45) or m (manual)(A54), exposure compensation cannot be used.• When the exposure compensation is set while using a flash, the compensation isapplied to both the background exposure and to the flash output.C Using the HistogramA histogram is a graph showing the distribution of tones in the image. Use as a guidewhen using exposure compensation and shooting without the flash.• The horizontal axis corresponds to pixel brightness, with dark tones to the left andbright tones to the right. The vertical axis shows the number of pixels.• Increasing exposure compensation value shifts tone distribution to the right, anddecreasing it shifts tone distribution to the left.+2.0+2.0+2.0-2.0-2.0-2.0-0.3-0.3-0.3Exposure compensationHistogram Guide
