Minolta XG-A - When and How Much to Adjust Exposure

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WHEN AND HOW MUCH TO ADJUST EXPOSURE
1. I n situations where there is a great contrast
difference between the subject and back-
ground and the most important area is
considerably darker than the area surround -
ing
it, set the shutter-function selector at
from +1/2 to +2. Examples of such pictures
are ones with strong backlighting and no
fill-in illumination, such as photos A and B,
A: Without adjustment
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or subjects against a background of snow or
light-colored sand, unless the bright area
occupies' a very small part of the image
frame.
2.
If the most important subject area is much
brighter than the rest of the picture, set the
shutter-function selector at from -1 to -2 .
B: Exposure increased