Minox dc 6211 User Manual

Images can be captured with the overall screen intentionally made brighter
or darker. These settings are used when a suitable brightness (exposure)
cannot otherwise be obtained in circumstance where the difference in
brightness between the subject and the background (the contrast) is large,
or when the subject that you want to photograph is very small within the
screen. Exposure can be set in 0.3 EV units.
1. Slide the mode switch to [ 

 ] and press

the 

 button.

Each press of the 

 button displays

the setting in the order of [Blank], [   ]
Backlight Correction, and [   ] Exposure
Compensation.

2. Set the exposure value with the   / 

buttons.

Press the   button to increase the value.
Press the   button to decrease the value.

  The setting range of the exposure

compensation is as follows.
-2.0, -1.7, -1.3, -1.0, -0.7, -0.3, 0, +0.3,
+0.7, +1.0, +1.3, +1.7,  +2.0
Press the  

  button to confirm the setting.

The larger the value, the brighter the image. The smaller the value, the
darker the image. The set value is displayed on the screen.

+ (positive) compensation
* Printed matter comprising black text on whitish paper
* Backlighting
* Bright scenes or strong reflected light such as ski slopes
* When the sky accounts for a large area on the screen

- (negative) compensation
* People illuminated by a spotlight, in particular, against dark background
* Printed matter comprising white text on blackish paper
* Weak reflecting bodies such as evergreen trees or darkish leaves

Backlight correction (+1.3, fixed)
* When the background is bright and the subject is dark.
* When subjects (people) have a light source such as the sun to their backs.