Ricoh GX8 - Manual (Page 80)

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Changing the Exposure (EXPOSURE COMP.)
The exposure setting allows you to select brightness levels for your shots.
Normally, if your subject is centered, backlight compensation is automatically
activated, and you can shoot with correct exposure.
However, in the following cases, or when you intentionally want to change the
exposure, you can change the exposure setting. Exposure can be specified in
the range from -2.0 to +2.0. Setting the level higher (+) makes pictures brighter
and lower (-) makes pictures darker.
For Backlighting
When the background is particularly bright, the subject will be dark (under-
exposure). In this case, set the exposure level higher (+).
When your subject is whitish
It will turn out entirely dark (underexposure). Set the exposure level higher (+).
When your subject is darkish
It will turn out entirely bright (overexposure). Set the exposure level lower (-).
The same happens when you take photos of people in a spotlight.
1.
Turn the mode dial to 5.
If you have set the shutter speed with Manual Exposure Mode (A/M),
exposure compensation does not work.
2.
Press the ADJ. button.
The Exposure Compensation bar
appears.
3.
Press the !" buttons and specify
a value.
4.
Press the O button.
The setting of exposure compensation is
completed and the LCD monitor displays the set values.
Note
When shooting in particularly bright places, you may fail in preventing overexposure. In that
case, the [!AE] symbol will be displayed.
To change the setting, use either the Shooting Setting menu or the ADJ. button.
This section explains easy ways with the ADJ. button.
When using the Shooting Setting menu, see “Using the Shooting Setting Menu” ( P.61).