Pentax P5 - Exposure Compensation

EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
Examples of Subjects
Degrees of
Compensation
• Back-lit subjects
• Landscapes with a large
amount of the sky
Approx. +1 +2.5
• Person (s) on the snow
• Person(s) with the sky in
background
Approx. +1.5 ~ 2
• Subjects with dark back¬
ground
• Stage
Approx. -1 - -2.5
The exposure compensation is made when you
intentionally wish to overexpose or underexpose
your picture, depending on the condition of the
subject, in Programmed AE or Aperture-Priority
AE mode.
To make the exposure compensation, push the UP
or DOWN button, step by step, while keeping the
exposure-compensation button (±EF) depressed,
until the compensation value desired is set. The
range from +3 to -3 can be adjusted by every
0.5 step.
While the exposure compensation is taking place,
the compensation value flickers in the LCD
window, and as you depress the shutter button
halfway, "±EF" flickers in the viewfinder. Be sure
to return the value to 0 when the compensation
is over.
In the Metered Manual mode, it is advisable to
change the aperture or the shutter speed after
correct exposure is displayed.
A UP button < > T D OWN button
+3 ^ 0 ~ -3
{• Displayed by every 0.5 step)
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