Pentax 645 - SPECIAL TECHNIQUES; EXPOSURE COMPENSATION

EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
SPECIAL TECHNIQUES
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Automatic exposure cameras tend to underexpose
backlit subjects and to overexpose spotlighted
subjects appearing on a stage, etc.
To increase the exposure determined automatically
against a bright background, the +1, +2 and +3
compensating controls are provided.
To decrease the exposure of the subject spotlighted
against a dark background, the —1, —2, or —3
compensating controls are used.
The compensating controls are operated by
depressing the selecting button (^'up” or "down")
while depressing the exposure compensation button
[±EF] at the same time. When depressing only the
exposure compensation button [±EF] , the EF
information flickers in the external LCD window.
When the exposure compensation is utilized, the