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Compensating the exposure – Panasonic DMC-LZ7 User Manual

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Advanced (Recording pictures)

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Compensating the
Exposure

Use this function when you cannot achieve
appropriate exposure due to the difference
in brightness between the subject and the
background. Look at the following
examples.

Under exposed

Compensate the exposure towards
positive.

Properly exposed

Over exposed

Compensate the exposure towards

negative.

1 Press

3 [

] until [EXPOSURE]

appears and compensate the
exposure with

2/1.

• You can compensate from [

j2 EV] to

[

i2 EV] in steps of [1/3 EV].

• Select [0 EV] to return to the original

exposure.

2 Press [MENU/SET] to finish.

• You can also press the shutter

button halfway to finish.

• EV is an abbreviation of “Exposure Value”.

It refers to the amount of light given to the
CCD by the aperture value and the shutter
speed.

• The exposure compensation value

appears on the lower left of the screen.

• The set exposure value is memorised

even if the camera is turned off.

• The compensation range of the exposure

will be limited depending on the
brightness of the subject.

• Exposure cannot be compensated when

using [STARRY SKY] in scene mode.

EXPOSURE

SELECT

EXIT

MENU

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