Calculated exposure
+0.9 Ev
0.0 Ev
1.6X as much light
+1.8 Ev
3.2X as much light

Shooting tips

Sometimes the camera’s exposure meter is deceived by certain conditions. Exposure compensation can be used in these situations. For example, a very bright scene, such as a snowy landscape or a white sandy beach, can appear too dark in the captured image. Before taking the

Calculated camera exposure –1.0Ev–1.8Ev

picture, adjusting the exposure by +1 or +1.8 EV will result in an image with normal tonal values.

In the example above, the dark water caused the camera to overexpose the image making it bright and washed-out. By com-

pensating the exposure, detail is brought out in the leaves, and the stones and water appear richer.

Ev stands for exposure value. A

–0.9 Ev

1/1.6 as much light

change of one Ev will adjust the

–1.8 Ev

1/3.2 as much light

exposure calculated by the cam-

 

 

era by a factor of two.

 

 

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