Nikon S6000 - Manual (Page 46)

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Bas
ic Ph
otography an
d Pl
ayba
ck
: A
(Auto)
M
o
de
Adjusting Brightness (Exposure Compensation)
Exposure compensation is used to alter exposure from the value suggested by the
camera to make pictures brighter or darker.
1
Press the rotary multi selector
o (exposure
compensation).
The exposure compensation guide and histogram are
displayed.
2
Use the rotary multi selector to adjust
exposure and press the
k button.
To make the picture brighter, apply positive (+) exposure
compensation.
To make the picture darker, apply negative (–) exposure
compensation.
Exposure compensation can be set to values between
–2.0 and +2.0 EV.
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.
3
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 stored in the camera’s memory even
after the camera is turned off, and reapplied the next time A (auto) mode is selected.
D
Using Exposure Compensation
The camera tends to reduce exposure when the frame is dominated by brightly lit objects and to
increase exposure when the frame is mostly dark. Positive (+) compensation may therefore be
required to capture the brilliancy of very bright objects that fill the frame (for example, sunlit
expanses of water, sand, or snow) or when the background is much brighter than the main subject.
Negative (–) compensation may be called for when large areas of the frame contain very dark objects
(for example, a swath of dark green leaves) or when the background is much darker than the main
subject.
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
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+0.3 +0.3