86Taking Photographs—ExposureExposure CompensationTo obtain the desired results with certain subject compositions, it may beneces sary to use exposure compensation to alter exposure from the valuesuggested by the cam era. As a rule of thumb, positive compensation maybe needed when the main subject is darker than the background, negativevalues when the main subject is brighter than the background.Exposure compensation is available in modes P, S, and A (in mode M, only theexposure information in the electronic analog exposure display is affected;shutter speed and aperture do not change).1 Pressing the button, rotate the maincommand dial and confi rm exposure com-pensa tion in the control panel or the elec-tronic analog exposure display (the 0 in theelectronic analog exposure display will flash).Exposure com pensa tion can be set to valuesbetween –5 EV (underex posure) and +5 EV(overex posure) in increments of 1/3 EV.The cur rent value for exposure compensa tioncan be con firmed by pressing the but ton.The current value is shown in the control panelwith a icon; in the viewfinder, positive val-ues are shown by a icon, negative values bya icon.2 Frame the photo graph, focus, and shoot.Normal ex posure can be restored by setting exposure compensation to ±0 orperforming a two button reset ( 111). Exposure com pensa tion is not resetwhen the camera is turned off.9—EV Step ( 144)Use this option to set the increments for exposure compen sa tion to ½ EV.10—Exp Comp. ( 145)If desired, exposure compensation can be set without pressing the button.+2.0 EV–0.3 EV±0 EV ( button pressed)
