D700 - exposure compensation
Discussion
I'm no camera expert I have to start out in saying.....so my description of things maybe not 100% correct.
I have a Nikon D700 and I seem to remember being able to take a photo outdoors on manual settings, then take the camera indoors, and with similar settings be able to take a photo with enough exposure. The only setting I used to change was the -5 to +5 <- not sure what the correct name for this control is.
But after not using my camera for a while I recently attempted a similar thing but the -5 to +5 settings have no affect on final photo.....all that is now changing is the light meter. (Keeping all other manual settings the same).
On looking through the internet I can only seem to find that the -5 to +5 control is purely for measuring the light and adjusting it on the camera screen. But I was fairly sure in my head that previously it seemed to work like an in-camera software adjustment on the final photo giving it additional exposure (brightness).
So, the question to you experts is, have I changed a setting somewhere on the camera or is it my memory playing tricks with me?
I have a Nikon D700 and I seem to remember being able to take a photo outdoors on manual settings, then take the camera indoors, and with similar settings be able to take a photo with enough exposure. The only setting I used to change was the -5 to +5 <- not sure what the correct name for this control is.
But after not using my camera for a while I recently attempted a similar thing but the -5 to +5 settings have no affect on final photo.....all that is now changing is the light meter. (Keeping all other manual settings the same).
On looking through the internet I can only seem to find that the -5 to +5 control is purely for measuring the light and adjusting it on the camera screen. But I was fairly sure in my head that previously it seemed to work like an in-camera software adjustment on the final photo giving it additional exposure (brightness).
So, the question to you experts is, have I changed a setting somewhere on the camera or is it my memory playing tricks with me?
AJI said:
I have a Nikon D700 and I seem to remember being able to take a photo outdoors on manual settings, then take the camera indoors, and with similar settings be able to take a photo with enough exposure. The only setting I used to change was the -5 to +5 <- not sure what the correct name for this control is.
That sounds like 'exposure compensation', EV, adjusted by holding the +/- button on the top and turning one of the dials.AJI said:
But after not using my camera for a while I recently attempted a similar thing but the -5 to +5 settings have no affect on final photo.....all that is now changing is the light meter. (Keeping all other manual settings the same).
Perhaps your camera was not in manual exposure mode the first time, but is now. Don't get manual exposure confused with manual focus.AJI said:
On looking through the internet I can only seem to find that the -5 to +5 control is purely for measuring the light and adjusting it on the camera screen. But I was fairly sure in my head that previously it seemed to work like an in-camera software adjustment on the final photo giving it additional exposure (brightness).]
Both of those sound like rubbish. Your camera monitor will have a brightness setting in a custom menu but that's just for viewing the screen, nothing to do with exposure or taking the photo.Mr Will said:
Have you turned Auto-ISO off?
The more important question though is why?
What are you trying to achieve via this weird hoopla of manual settings and exposure compensation? I'm sure there is an easier way to get the result you are after.
Ease of use I guess.The more important question though is why?
What are you trying to achieve via this weird hoopla of manual settings and exposure compensation? I'm sure there is an easier way to get the result you are after.
In low light conditions I can lengthen the exposure time and/or increase the ISO to get a bright enough picture..... but too high ISO and everything starts to go orange and grainy, and too long an exposure time means any movement by the camera or the subject makes a blurry picture.
So, what I thought I used to do was simply take a picture, find it was too dark and then set the -5 to +5 settings to +5, take the picture again and it was bright enough.
Maybe it was just auto ISO...... but I don't remember my old pictures going grainy or orange.
AJI said:
Ease of use I guess.
In low light conditions I can lengthen the exposure time and/or increase the ISO to get a bright enough picture..... but too high ISO and everything starts to go orange and grainy, and too long an exposure time means any movement by the camera or the subject makes a blurry picture.
So, what I thought I used to do was simply take a picture, find it was too dark and then set the -5 to +5 settings to +5, take the picture again and it was bright enough.
Maybe it was just auto ISO...... but I don't remember my old pictures going grainy or orange.
That's what the A or S modes on the camera are for. You choose the aperture (A) or shutter speed (S) that you want and the camera adjusts the other variables to get the correct exposure. Alternatively just stick it in 'P' and let it look after the lot. In low light conditions I can lengthen the exposure time and/or increase the ISO to get a bright enough picture..... but too high ISO and everything starts to go orange and grainy, and too long an exposure time means any movement by the camera or the subject makes a blurry picture.
So, what I thought I used to do was simply take a picture, find it was too dark and then set the -5 to +5 settings to +5, take the picture again and it was bright enough.
Maybe it was just auto ISO...... but I don't remember my old pictures going grainy or orange.
It's only worth using manual mode if you have a reason for doing so.
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