Canon PowerShot S30 - Manual (Page 75)

Shooting - Selecting Particular Effects 73
Adjusting the Exposure Compensation
Adjust the exposure compensation setting to avoid making the subject too dark
when it is backlit or shot against a bright background.
1
Press the button once.
• The icon and exposure compensation bar will
appear on the LCD monitor if it is on.
2 Select a setting using B or A on the multicontroller.
• The settings can be adjusted in 1/3 steps in the range of -2EV to +2EV.
3
Press .
• You can also take the picture with the set exposure compensation value by
pressing the shutter button without pressing .
• To cancel the exposure compensation, return the setting to using B or A
on the multicontroller.
4
Shoot the image.
• If you pressed the shutter button at Step 3, the exposure compensation bar
will reappear after the shot, allowing you to change the setting for the next
shot.
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• This setting cannot be adjusted in the and shooting modes. In mode, it
can only be adjusted for the first image.
• The macro mode cannot be set while the exposure compensation bar appears on
the LCD monitor.
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• The selected shooting mode will determine whether or not the exposure
compensation setting is cancelled when the camera is turned off (p. 90).