Kodak EasyShare Z1275/Z1285 digital camera — Extended user guide

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Using exposure compensation to adjust picture brightness

In P/M and Panorama modes, you can adjust exposure compensation before you take a picture to make your pictures darker or lighter. Only the first picture in Panorama mode can be adjusted—that adjustment is applied to the remaining pictures.

Press to decrease exposure compensation.
Press to increase exposure compensation.

An exposure compensation level between -2.0 and +2.0 is shown on the LCD as the LCD image gets darker or lighter.

Take the picture when you are satisfied with the exposure compensation level.

Using exposure compensation with exposure bracketing

In P/M modes, you can use exposure compensation (see Using exposure compensation to adjust picture brightness) in conjunction with exposure bracketing to get the best exposure.

If the exposure compensation is set to:	And if the exposure bracketing interval is set to 0.3 steps:	Then the exposures taken are:
0.0 +1.0 –1.0	Set the Exposure bracketing in the Setup menu ( ).	–0.3, 0.0, +0.3 +0.7, +1.0, +1.3 –1.3, –1.0, –0.7

If the exposure compensation is set to:

And if the exposure bracketing interval is set to 0.3 steps:

Then the exposures taken are:

0.0

+1.0

–1.0

Set the Exposure bracketing in the Setup menu ( ).

–0.3, 0.0, +0.3

+0.7, +1.0, +1.3

–1.3, –1.0, –0.7

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