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Shooting images easily (Auto adjustment mode)
EV (Adjusting the exposure manually)
Press the (EV) button, then press v (Brighter)/V (Darker) to adjust.
To turn off the bar displayed, press the button again.
• For details on the exposure, see page 7.
• The compensation value can be set in 1/3EV increments.
• If a subject is being shot in extremely bright or dark conditions, or the flash is used, the exposure
adjustment may not be effective.
z Adjusting EV (Exposure Value) by displaying a histogram
A histogram is a graph showing the brightness of
an image. Press (Screen display switch)
repeatedly to display the histogram inside the
screen. The graph display indicates a bright
image when skewed to the right side, and a dark
image when skewed to the left side. Set the mode
switch to and adjust EV while checking the
exposure with the histogram.
A Number of pixels
B Brightness
• The histogram also appears in the following cases, but you cannot adjust the exposure.
– When playing back a single still image
– During Quick Review
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BrightDark
A
B