36 hp photosmart 720 user’s manual
Exposure settings
Use these settings to override the camera’s automatic exposure 
settings. When you change these settings manually, the current 
settings appear at the top of the Image Display in Preview 
mode (except when you are using Digital Zoom).
1 In the Setup menu, select 
Exposure Settings.
2 In the Exposure Settings menu, 
use the buttons to scroll to 
Exposure Compensation , 
White Balance , or ISO , 
and press OK.
Exposure compensation
This setting ( ) alters the 
exposure to compensate for lighting 
conditions. Settings range from -1.5 
(underexposure) to +1.5 
(overexposure). To determine how 
much to adjust the setting, take a 
picture after you change the setting, 
then examine the image in Playback mode. If the image is too 
dark, increase the compensation. If the image is too bright, 
decrease the compensation.