Canon EOS-1D Mark IV - Manual (Page 113)

IS Exposure Compensation
Exposure compensation can increase (brighter) or decrease (darker)
the standard exposure set by the camera.
You can set the exposure compensation up to ±3 stops in 1/3-stop
increments.
Exposure compensation can be set in the
<P/Tv/Av> shooting modes.
Check the exposure.
• Press the shutter button halfway and
check the exposure level indicator.
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Set the exposure compensation
amount.
• Set the power switch to < J>, and
whiie iooking at the viewfinder or top
LCD panel, turn the <
0
> dial.
• Turn the <0> dial while pressing the
shutter button halfway or within ($>6)
after pressing the shutter button halfway.
► When exposure compensation has
been set, the <i:> icon will be
displayed in the viewfinder.
• To cancel exposure compensation, set the
exposure level indicator <■> to the
standard exposure index (<•> or <^>).
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Take the picture.
Increased exposure
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Decreased exposure
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If [.ff.C.Fn II -4: Auto Lighting Optimizer] (p.81) is set to a setting other
than [3: Disable], the image may still look bright even if the exposure
compensation is decreased.
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# The exposure compensation amount will remain in effect even after you
set the power switch to <OFF>.
• Be careful not to turn the <0> dial and change the exposure compensation
inadvertently. To prevent this, set the power switch to <ON>
» You can also set it by pressing the <H> button and turning the dial.
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