Nikon D50 - Manual (Page 57)

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Refer
ence—P
, S, A, and M Modes
Exposure Compensation (P, S, A, and M Modes Only)
Controls used: button + command dial
To obtain the desired results with certain subject compositions, it may be
nec es sary to use ex po sure compensation to alter exposure from the val ue
sug gest ed by the cam
era. As a rule of thumb, positive compensation
may be needed when the main sub ject is dark er than the background,
negative val ues when the main sub ject is bright er than the background.
Center-weighted or spot metering is recommended when using exposure
compensation.
Pressing the button, rotate the main com-
mand dial and confi rm ex po sure com pen sa tion
in the control panel or the electronic analog
exposure display. Ex
po sure com pen sa tion can
be set to val ues be tween –5 EV (un der ex po sure)
and +5 EV (over ex po sure) in in cre ments of
1 /
3
or
½ EV.
The cur rent val ue for ex po sure com pen sa tion
is displayed in the control panel and viewfi nder
when the
but ton is pressed.
–0.3 EV
+2.0 EV
Normal ex po sure can be restored by set ting ex po sure compensation to
±0. Ex po sure com pen sa tion is not reset when the camera is turned off.
Advanced Settings
11: EV Step controls the size of the increments for exposure compensation (
92).