Minolta Dimage 5 - Manual (Page 63)

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EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
Data panel EVF & LCD monitor
Display when adjusting exposure.
Exposure compensation warning after adjustment
Sometimes the camera’s exposure meter is deceived by certain conditions.
Changing the exposure value can compensate for these situations. For exam-
ple, a very bright scene, such as a snowy landscape or a white
sandy beach, can appear too dark in the captured image. Before
taking the picture, adjusting the exposure by +1 or +2 EV will
result in an image with normal tonal values.
In this example, the dark scene appears bright and washed-out on
the LCD monitor. By decreasing the exposure by –1.5 EV, the rich-
ness of the sunset is preserved.
Shooting tips
The exposure can be adjusted before the image is captured to
make the final picture lighter or darker. Exposure can be adjusted
by as much as ±2Ev in 1/3 increments (p. 36). The exposure
compensation value will remain in effect until it has been reset.
The exposure compensation must be set before the image is
captured. When setting the exposure compensation, the change is
shown on the data panel aperture display and next to the exposure-compensation icon
on the monitors. After the setting is made, the shutter-speed and aperture displays will
indicate the actual exposure. Because the shutter speeds can be adjusted in fine steps,
the same shutter speed or aperture value maybe displayed after exposure
compensation.
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* The aperture value for the exposure.