| Auto Exposure (AE) mode brightness compensation | Appli- cations |

|  | It is recommended that you manually correct exposure if you want to:
| acquire a bright image although the specimen looks dark.
| acquire a dark image although the specimen looks bright.
| What is exposure compensation? Exposure compensation is a function for manually adjusting brightness by correcting the exposure determined by a camera.
Auto Exposure (AE)
| Negative correction (shorter exposure time) | Positive correction (longer exposure time)
For a dark specimen, set the exposure to the positive side. The exposure time becomes longer so that a brighter image can be acquired. For a bright specimen, set the exposure to the negative side. The exposure time becomes shorter so that a darker, subdued image can be acquired. |  |
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