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Sometimes the camera’s exposure meter is deceived by certain conditions. Exposure compen-
sation can be used in these situations. For example, a very bright scene, such as a snowy land-
scape or a white sandy beach, can appear too dark in the captured image. Before taking the
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
change of one Ev will adjust the
exposure calculated by the cam-
era by a factor of two.
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–1.8Ev–1.0EvCalculated camera exposure
+1.8 Ev
+0.9 Ev
0.0 Ev
–0.9 Ev
–1.8 Ev
3.2X as much light
1.6X as much light
1/1.6 as much light
1/3.2 as much light
Calculated exposure
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