Nikon P6000 P6000 User's Manual - Page 54

Exposure Compensation Exposure compensation is used to alter exposure from the value suggested by the camera to make pictures brighter or darker. 1 Press o (exposure compensation). • The exposure compensation value will be displayed. • Exposure compensation is not available in D (manual) mode. 2 Press the multi selector H or I to adjust exposure. • The exposure compensation guide is displayed. • When the picture is too dark, adjust the exposure compensation in the positive (+) direction. • When the picture is too bright, adjust the exposure +0.3 compensation in the negative (-) direction. • Exposure compensation can be set to values between -2.0 and +2.0 EV in increments of 1/3 EV. 3 Press the shutter-release button to shoot. • Repeat steps 2 and 3 to shoot while adjusting the exposure compensation value a little at a time. Basic Photography and Playback: Auto Mode +0.3 4 Press the k button to end the setting for exposure compensation. • When an exposure compensation value other than 0.0 is applied, the value is displayed with the H icon in the monitor. • To cancel exposure compensation, select 0.0 before pressing the k button, or follow steps 1 and 2 to select 0.0. 1/125 F2.7 14 C Exposure Compensation Value When shooting mode is set to A, B or C, the setting of exposure compensation is saved even after the camera is turned off. D Using Exposure Compensation • The camera tends to lower exposure when the frame is dominated by brightly lit objects that fill the frame (for example, sunlit expanses of water, sand, or snow) or when the background is much brighter than the main subject. When the picture is too dark, adjust the exposure compensation in the positive (+) direction. • Negative compensation may be called for when large areas of the frame contain very dark objects (for example, a swath of dark green leaves) or when the background is much darker than the main subject. When the picture is too bright, adjust the exposure compensation in the negative (-) direction. 40