34Basic Photography and Playback: Auto ModeExposure CompensationExposure compensation is used to alter exposure from the value suggested by thecamera to make pictures brighter or darker.1 Press o (exposure compensation).The exposure compensation guide is displayed.2 Use the rotary multi selector to adjustexposure and press the k button.• When the subject is too dark: adjust the exposurecompensation to “+” side.• When the subject is too bright: adjust the exposurecompensation to “–” side.• Exposure compensation can be set to values between–2.0 and +2.0 EV.• If a setting is not applied by pressing the k button within a few seconds, theselection will be cancelled.3 The setting is applied.The value is displayed with the H icon in the monitor.C Exposure Compensation ValueThe exposure compensation value applied in A (auto) mode is stored in the camera’s memory evenafter the camera is turned off, and reapplied the next time A (auto) mode is selected.D Using Exposure CompensationThe camera tends to lower exposure when the frame is dominated by brightly lit objects and toincrease exposure when the frame is mostly dark. Positive compensation may therefore be requiredto capture the brilliancy of very bright objects that fill the frame (for example, sunlit expanses ofwater, sand, or snow) or when the background is much brighter than the main subject. Negativecompensation may be called for when large areas of the frame contain very dark objects (forexample, a swath of dark green leaves) or when the background is much darker than the mainsubject.Exposure compensation161616
