Olympus E-M10 - Manual (Page 50)

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Basic operations
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Commonly used shooting options
Controlling exposure (exposure compensation)
Rotate the front dial to choose exposure compensation. Choose positive (“+”) values to
make pictures brighter, negative (“–”) values to make pictures darker. Exposure can be
adjusted by ±5.0 EV.
Negative (–) No compensation (0) Positive (+)
# Cautions
• Exposure compensation is not available in A, M, or SCN mode.
• The viewfi nder and live view display can only be changed up to ±3.0EV. If the exposure
exceeds ±3.0EV, the exposure bar will begin fl ashing.
• Movies can be corrected in a range up to ±3.0EV.
Changing the brightness of highlights and shadows
When the multi-function button (P. 23) is set to
[Highlight&Shadow Control], a setting screen will be
displayed when you press the
Fn2 button. Adjust the
shadow using the rear dial and the highlight using the front
dial.
SHADOW
HI LIGHT
Locking the exposure (AE Lock)
You can lock just the exposure by pressing the Fn1 button. Use this when you want to
adjust the focus and exposure separately or when you want to shoot several images at
the same exposure.
• You can assign the AEL/AFL function to other buttons using [Button Function] (P. 99).
• If you press the
Fn1 button once, the exposure is locked and u is displayed.
g “AEL/AFL” (P. 97)
• Press the Fn1 button once again to release the AE Lock.
# Cautions
• The lock will be released if you operate the mode dial, MENU button, or Q button.