Nikon 885 - Manual (Page 51)

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Refer
ence—Beyond Point-and-Shoot
Bright, Dark, and High-Contrast Subjects:
Exposure Compensation
To obtain the desired result with certain subject compositions (for
example, when large areas of the frame are very bright, very dark, or
contain areas of strong contrast), it may be necessary to alter exposure
from the value suggested by the camera. This can be done using
exposure compensation.
Exposure compensation can be set to values between +2.0 EV
(overexposure) and –2.0 EV (underexposure) in increments of 1/3 EV.
Press ≤/≥ on the Multi selector while holding the 1 button.
• By default, the camera “remembers” the exposure-compensation value
restoring it the next time the mode dial is set to CSM. If desired, exposure
compensation can be set to return to ±0.0 EV when the mode dial is turned to
a new setting or the camera is turned off (p. 118).
• Exposure compensation can also be set using the “EXPOSURE OPTIONS >
Exp. +/–” item in the shooting menu (p. 149).
Exposure compensation is not available in manual exposure mode, when the
user adjusts exposure directly by adjusting shutter speed and aperture (p. 127).
Manual focus-area selection is not available when the monitor is off or digital
zoom is in effect (p. 90). In these cases, the center focus area is used.
1
Confirm exposure value in monitor.
Effects of compensation are visible
in monitor; adjust until desired result
is achieved.
! icon is displayed in monitor.
Press ≤ to increase exposure
value, ≥ to decrease exposure
value.
2
Choosing a Focus Area: Manual Focus-Area
Selection
In AUTO mode, the camera automatically focuses on the subject in the
center focus area. At SCENE-mode settings of “Portrait” and “Close
Up” (p. 65, 67), or when “Manual” is selected in the “FOCUS OPTIONS
> AF Area Mode” sub-menu for CSM mode (p. 150), the focus target
can be chosen from one of five focus areas. This makes it possible to
focus on an off-center subject without using focus lock.
The focus area can be selected using the Multi selector.
Center focus area
selected.
Use Multi selector to
select new focus area.
• Any of five focus areas can be selected.
Focus-area selection can be used in combination with focus lock if the subject
would not fall in any of the focus area in the final composition. In CSM mode, it
can also be used in combination with spot AF-area metering (p. 137) to lock the
spot metering point to the selected focus area.
When “Auto” (the default) is selected in the “FOCUS OPTIONS > AF Area
Mode” sub-menu for CSM mode (p. 150), the camera automatically selects the
focus area containing the subject closest to the camera. No focus area
indicators appear in the monitor until the shutter release button is pressed
halfway, when the active focus area is shown in red. Focus-area selection can
be deactivated in CSM mode by selecting “Off” in the “FOCUS OPTIONS > AF
Area Mode” sub-menu. In this case, the center focus area is used.
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