Nikon 900 - Manual (Page 41)

- 41 - Advanced Settings (M-REC): Exposure Compensation
Exposure Compensation
While the camera’s matrix metering system can adjust auto-
exposure to suit most lighting conditions, in some cases it may
be necessary to adjust exposure to bring out a back-lit subject
or to darken an image that would be too bright. To adjust the
camera’s autoexposure settings to increase or decrease expo-
sure, highlight EXP. +/- in the shooting menu and press the
shutter-release button. The following menu will be displayed.
± 0 . + 0 5
B K E X P . + / –
S E T ➔ S H U T T E R
+ 2.
.
0
+ 1 5
. + 1 0
.
. – 1 5
–
0 2
.
. – 0 5
–
0 1
Exposure can be increased or decreased up to two levels in
increments of half a level. To increase exposure, highlight a
value from +0.5 to +2.0 (when a value other than ±0 is high-
lighted a
icon will be displayed) and press the shutter button.
The view through the camera’s lens will appear brighter when
seen in the color LCD monitor, and any photographs taken at
this setting will be more exposed. Similarly, photographs taken
at settings of from -0.5 to -2.0 will be less exposed. When
exposure compensation is set to any value other than ±0 and
the selector dial is set to M-REC, the exposure level will be
displayed in the color LCD monitor and shooting menu, while
the control panel will show the exposure-compensation icon
(
).
Exposure compensation has no effect when the camera is in A-
REC mode.
To restore normal programmed autoexposure, highlight ±0 in
the exposure compensation menu and press the shutter button.
To return to the shooting menu without changing the exposure
level, highlight BK and press the shutter button. Press the
MENU button to restore the view through the lens without
changing the exposure level.
Exposure compensation level