Nikon S5100 - Manual (Page 46)

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Bas
ic Ph
otography an
d Pl
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: A
(Auto)
M
o
de
Adjusting Brightness (Exposure Compensation)
By adjusting exposure compensation when taking pictures, overall image
brightness can be adjusted to make images brighter or darker.
1
Press the multi selector o (exposure
compensation).
The exposure compensation guide and histogram are
displayed.
2
Press the multi selector H or I to select a
compensation value.
To make the image brighter, apply positive (+) exposure
compensation.
To make the image darker, apply negative (–) exposure
compensation.
3
Press the k button.
If a setting is not applied by pressing the k button within a few seconds, the selection
will be canceled.
When an exposure compensation value other than
0.0 is applied, the value is displayed
with the H indicator in the monitor.
4
Press the shutter-release button to take a
picture.
To exit without altering exposure, return to step 1, change
the value to
0.0 and press the k button.
C
Exposure Compensation Value
The exposure compensation value applied in A (auto) mode is saved in the camera’s memory even
after the camera is turned off, and reapplied the next time A (auto) mode is selected.
D
Using the Histogram
A histogram is a graph showing the distribution of tones in the image. Use as a guide when using
exposure compensation and shooting without the flash.
• The horizontal axis corresponds to pixel brightness, with dark tones to the left and bright tones to
the right. The vertical axis shows the number of pixels.
• Increasing exposure compensation shifts tone distribution to the right, and decreasing it shifts
tone distribution to the left.
+0.3
Exposure compensation
0.0 0.0
Histogram
Exposure compensation
guide
Exposure
compensation value
99
+0.3 +0.3