Checking the exposure meter needle – Canon SCOOPIC 16 User Manual
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Checking the Exposure Meter Needle
Aim the camera at the subject and check the
position of the exposure meter needle inside the
viewfinder. When you siightly press the shutter
release button down approximately 1mm, the
electric eye circuit operates and the exposure
meter needle indicates the f/stop.
♦ The black dots in between indicate f/16, f/8,
f/4 and f/2 respectively.
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lf the exposure meter needle is within the range
of the f/stop scale, you can press the shutter
release button down all the way and the film
will advance.
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If the exposure meter needle points to the upper
red mark, it indicates over-exposure. Shoot
after attaching a neutral density filter to lower
the light intensity.
3
When the exposure meter needle points to the
lower red mark, it indicates under-exposure.
This condition must be corrected before shooting
by adding auxiliary light.
-Over-Exposure Warning Mark
Use ND filter.
------- f/stop Scale
------- Exposure Meter Needle
■----- ^Prism Screen Rangefinder
-------Under-Exposure Warning Mark
Add auxiliary light.
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