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Exposure Compensation
Exposure compensation may be required in the 
following situations:
• Very bright backlighting: Subjects that are very strongly 
backlit may be underexposed. Try increasing exposure 
compensation.
• The frame is dominated by very bright objects: The subject 
may be underexposed. Try increasing exposure 
compensation.
• The frame is mostly dark (for example, a spotlit subject on 
a darkened stage): The subject may be overexposed. 
Try reducing exposure compensation.
  1
 Display the exposure compensation slider.
Highlight Exposure 
Compensation in the 
shooting menu, and press Fn2 
to display the slider shown at 
right.
  2
 Adjust exposure compensation.
Press + or – to adjust an exposure compensation 
value. Press the shutter-release button to take a 
picture or press C/D to return to shooting 
mode.
At settings other than 0.0, 
exposure compensation is 
displayed in the picture display.