32Basic 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 the rotary multi selector o (exposurecompensation).The exposure compensation guide is displayed.2 Use the rotary multi selector to adjustexposure.• When the picture is too dark: adjust the exposurecompensation to “+” side.• When the picture 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 k within a few seconds, the selection will becancelled.3 The setting is applied.• The H icon is displayed in the monitor.C Exposure Compensation ValueWhen exposure compensation is adjusted in a scene mode, the setting is only enabled until anothershooting mode is selected or the camera is turned off. Switching to another shooting mode orturning the camera off returns exposure compensation to 0.0.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
