69Shooting FeaturesAdjusting Brightness (Exposure Compensation)You can adjust overall image brightness.Select the compensation value byrotating the exposure compensationdial.• To brighten the image, set a positive (+) value.• To darken the image, set a negative (–) value.• When set to a value other than “0“, theexposure compensation dial mark turns onwhen shooting.C Exposure Compensation Value• If the exposure compensation value is set to avalue other than 0.0 when the shooting mode isD (manual) mode, the exposure is notcompensated and the standard value of exposureindicator will change.• When the shooting mode is Fireworks showscene mode (A42), exposure compensationcannot 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 Exposure Compensation During Movie Recording• The range of exposure compensation values that can be set is between –2 and +2.• Once recording starts, the compensation value cannot be changed.• If the exposure compensation value is set to a value other than 0.0 when Shootingmode (A96) of the movie custom setting is Manual, the exposure is notcompensated and the standard value of the exposure indicator will not changeeither.Functions That Can Be Set Using theExposure Compensation DialExposure compensationdial mark1/2501/250 F5.6F5.6 128012801280Exposure compensationvalue
