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 pic- ture, adjusting the exposure by +1 or +2 EV will result in an image with normal tonal values.
In this example, the dark scene appears bright and
What is an EV? What is a stop?
EV stands for exposure value. Stop refers to click stops in mechanical cameras. A change of one EV or one stop will adjust the exposure calculated by the camera by a factor of two.
Change in EV | Change in stops | Adjustment to exposure |
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+2.0 EV | +2 stops | 4X as much light |
+1.0 EV | +1 stop | 2X as much light |
0.0 EV | Calculated exposure | |
1/2 as much light | ||
1/4 as much light | ||
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