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(Figure 20-12) to a plus setting when subjects are brighter and to minus for darker subjects.
Do not forget to reset the dial to 0 after the exposure. You can also photograph such subjects
in the Manual Exposure mode, making the necessary compensation.
The exposure information in the viewfi nder is shown in Figure 20-13 for the original
XPan and in Figure 20-14 for the XPan II.
Figure 20-12 Shutter speed and compensation dial. (1) The shutter speed dial is set to A for
automatic exposures. (2) You can increase or decrease exposures by using the exposure
compensation dial.
Figure 20-13 Exposure information on the original XPan camera.
Automatic Exposure Bracketing
You can bracket exposures manually or with the Automatic Bracketing mode, which changes
the shutter speed automatically. Program the bracketing values as shown in Figure 20-15. Set
the XPan II for automatic bracketing by repeatedly pressing the Mode button on the LCD dis-
play until AEB and / appear on the display. Select the bracketing value with the up/down