Nikon 5700 - Manual (Page 78)

Taking Pictur
es : The Details—Using the Camera Contr
ols (All User Sets)
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Exposure Compensation: The Button
The (exposure compensation) button allows you to alter exposure from
the value suggested by the camera making pictures brighter or darker.
To set exposure compensation, rotate the command dial while pressing the
button. Values range from –2.0EV to +2.0EV in
1 /
3
steps. At values other than
±0.0, the icon is displayed in control panel and monitor or viewfinder. The
monitor or viewfinder display the exposure compensation value.
In User Sets 1, 2 and 3, to cancel exposure compensation, set the value to ±0.0.
In User Set A, exposure compensation is cancelled when the camera is turned
off.
Choosing an Exposure Compensation Value
The camera may set exposure too low if large areas of the frame are very bright
(containing, for example, sunlit expanses of water, sand, or snow) or the back-
ground is much brighter than the main subject. If the image in the monitor is
too dark, choose a positive value for exposure compensation. Similarly, the
camera may set exposure too high if large areas of the frame are very dark
(containing, for example, an expanse of dark green leaves) or the background
is much darker than the main subject. If the image in the monitor is too bright,
choose a negative value for exposure compensation.
Exposure compensation displayed in
control panel and monitor or view-
finder
Press while rotating
command dial
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