,
Exposure Compensation
When shooting against the
light
or photograph
ing
against
a w
ind
ow
or
other bright
backgrounds,
the ma
in
subject
wi
ll
tend to
be
underexposed using
the auto exposure
system
.
Converse ly, w
ith
spot
li
ghted and other
in
tensely
lit
subjects,
the
subject w
ill
be overexposed.
To
over-
come
li
ghting
prob lems of th is
nature
as effect ive ly
as
poss ib le,
your Contax
139
features
a choice of exposure
compen sat ion method s:
t
he
AE
(a
uto
exposure) lock
,
and
t he exposure compensation d
ial.
Both
meth-
ods are also usefu
l
fo
r
intentional
over and
underexposure
for spec
ial
effects photog-
raphy in
add
iti
on
to
exposu
re
compen-
sation.
AE (Auto Exposure) Lock Lever
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Hebel fur Me!Swertspe/cherung
Levier de nllse en memo/re d'ex
pos/tlOn aulOllIill/C/ue (AE!
Palanca de bloC/ueo para AE
(Expos/Clon automaltca)
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Exposure Compensalton Dial
BellchtungskorreklUrskala
Cadran de correction d'exposillon
DIsco de compensacion de la exposicion
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