Minolta XG-1 - MANUAL EXPOSURE CONTROL

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WHEN AND HOW MUCH TO ADJUST EXPOSURE
1. In si tuations where ther e is a great contrast
differ ence between the subject and back-
grou nd and the most important area is
considerably darker than the area surround -
ing
it, set the " A" on the shutter -speed/-
function selector at from +1/2 to +2 .
Examples
of such pictures are ones with
strong backlighting and no fill - in ilium ina-
A: Without adjustment
tion, such as Examples A and B, or subjects
against a
background of snow or light -
colored sand, unless the bright area occupi es
a very small part of the image frame.
2.
If the mo st i mpoqant subject area is much
br i ghter than the rest of the picture, set the
"A " on the shutter - speed/function selector
from - 1 to -2 . Examples of this kind of
B: Exposure increased