Contax T3 - Page 34

Exposure compensation is used when there is a great
difference in brightness between subject and background or
for deiiberate over- or underexposure.
Exposure compensation can be set in 1/3 EV steps, in the range of
+2EV to -2EV. When exposure compensation has been set, the
“ ± ” indicator appears in the viewfinder.
1 With camera ON, press
the mode button once
so exposure compensa¬
tion mode appears on the
display panel.
O Turn the mode dial to
“ select the desired
exposure compensation
value.
O Press the shutter
release button to make
the photograph.
The exposure compensation
mode is canceled after each
photograph is taken.
• To cancel an exposure compensation setting without taking a
photograph, repeat steps 1-2, but set the dial to “0.0”
• Eight seconds after setting an exposure compensation value, the display
panel will return to its normal mode, with the addition of the “ 13 ” or
“ B ” indicator.
It is possible to keep the exposure compensation setting for more
than one shot (p, 47).
<D It is also possible to change exposure compensation to 1/2 EV steps
instead of 1/3 steps if desired, (p. 47).