Compensating the exposure – Panasonic DMC-FX8GN User Manual

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Recording pictures (basic)

VQT0R57

Compensating the Exposure

Use this function when you cannot achieve
appropriate exposure due to the difference
of brightness between the subject and the
background. Check the following for
examples.

Under exposed

Compensate the exposure toward positive.

Properly exposed

Over exposed

Compensate the exposure toward negative.

1 Press

3 several times until

[

EXPOSURE] appears and

then compensate the exposure.

• You can compensate from

j2 EV to

i2 EV in steps of 1/3 EV.

• EV is an abbreviation for Exposure Value,

and it is the amount of light given to the
CCD by the aperture value and the shutter
speed.

• The compensation range of the exposure

will be limited depending on the
brightness of the subject.

• 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.

EXPOSURE

SELECT

EXIT

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