Toshiba PDR-M5 - Manual (Page 65)

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Playing Back/
Erasing Images
Other
Applications
Additional
Information
Basic
Photography
Getting Ready
Taking Photographs Manually (Manual Photography) (continued)
Effective Subjects and Set Values
● Positive (+) Compensation
• Copying of printed text (black characters on white paper) (+1.5)
• Backlit portraits (+0.6 to +1.5)
• Very bright scenes (such as snowfields) and highly reflective subjects (+0.9)
• Shots made up predominantly of sky (+0.9)
● Negative (–) Compensation
• Spotlit subjects, particularly against dark backgrounds (–0.6)
• Copying of printed text (white characters on black paper) (–0.6)
• Scenes with low reflectivity, such as shots of green or dark foliage (–0.6)
A.V. (Aperture value selection)
You can fix the aperture to [F3.5] or [F7.6]. The appropriate shutter speed is set automatically to
match the aperture that you set.
When the aperture is set to [F3.5] or [F7.6], some subjects become too light or too dark. If this
happens, set to [AUTO].
[AUTO] : Automatic (default)
[F3.5]
: Aperture 3.5
[F7.6] : Aperture 7.6