Olympus C-2040ZOOM - Manual (Page 92)

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Custom Photography
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Shooting at stepped exposures (Exposure compensation)
The camera automatically sets the correct exposure for your shots, but you
can also adjust the exposure by plus or minus 2 steps in increments of 1/3 of
a step. Select a positive compensation value to show white objects more
brightly or a negative value to show black objects more intensely black.
If you select "P", switch
the monitor on.
● If you select "A/S/M", set the
camera to Aperture Priority mode
or Shutter Priority mode. (P.88)
● The monitor switches on auto-
matically when you select
"A/S/M" or "
". The exposure
compensation value is shown
at the top of the screen.
Press to increase the
exposure compensation
value and
to decrease
the exposure compensa-
tion value.
● When you select a setting
other than "0", appears on
the control panel.
2
1
A/S/M P
•
Unless you select "OFF" in the "ALL RESET" setting (P.173), this setting will
be cancelled when you switch the camera off.
•
While exposure compensation changes the brightness of the image on the
monitor, it may not change the appearance of dimly lit subjects. For this type
of subject, check the shot on the monitor.
•
Exposure compensation may not work properly for shots taken using flash.
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Exposure compensation
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