Nikon S4200 - Manual (Page 79)

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Basic Shooting Settings
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Adjusting Brightness (Exposure Compensation)
Exposure compensation is used to alter exposure from the value suggested by the
camera to make images brighter or darker.
1
Tap the exposure compensation icon.
2
Tap
C or D to change the exposure
compensation value.
• To make the image brighter, apply positive (+) exposure
compensation.
• To make the image darker, apply negative (–) exposure
compensation.
• You can also drag the slider to change the value.
• If no operations are performed for a few seconds, the monitor display returns to the
shooting screen.
3
Press the shutter-release button to take a
picture.
• To exit the setting screen without taking a picture, tap
J.
• To cancel the exposure compensation, return to step 1,
revert the value to 0, and tap J.
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.
0 0 88
50 50 50
Exposure compensation
Exposure compensation