Minolta XG-M - Page 17

EXPOSURE-ADJUSTMENT CONTROL
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To deliberately give more or less exposure
while ■ in automatic mode, set the exposure-
adjustment control as follows:
Depress the control release and move the
exposure-adjustment control so that the index
is aligned with plus (+) numbers to produce
more exposure or with minus (—) numbers to
produce less exposure. The numbers indicate
the amount of adjustment in stops or EV steps
(i.e., '"+1" indicates one more stop or double
the normal automatic exposure, and ‘*+2”
means two stops or four times more exposure:
1” Is one stop less or one half the exposure.
and produces two stops' less or one
quarter the normal exposure). The exposure-
adjustment control will lock at "O" and each
half-stop setting.
Always align "0" on the exposure-adjust¬
ment control with the index after using expo¬
sure-adjustment settings.
NOTE
When using a R60 (red) filter, set the
exposure-adjustment control for +1/2 more
than the normal exposure.
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WHEN AND HOW MUCH TO ADJUST EXPOSURE
1. In 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 exposure-adjustment control
at from +1/2 to +2. Examples of such
pictues are ones with strong backlighting
and no fill-in illumination, such as examples
A and B, or subjects against a background of
A: Without adjustment
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
exposure-adjustment control from —1/2 to
—2. Examples of this kind of picture are
subjects in a spotlight or shaft of sunlight,
or against a very dark background, as
B: Exposure increased