Questions relating to the use of exposure compensation
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What is exposure compensation?
What does exposure compensation do?
If I take a photo with a given shutter speed, aperature, and ISO, and then take the same shot with +1EV or -1EV, what is actually happening?
Is this just a gain ...
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How do I use spot metering?
What's the right way to use spot metering? Is it better to use in manual mode than one of the priority modes?
There's a question about when to use spot metering, but none that serves as a tutorial to ...
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What's the difference between exposure and shutter speed?
Is there a difference between exposure and shutter speed, or are the terms interchangeable? I read that "If you use a quick shutter speed, you can just raise the exposure to compensate." Is this ...
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Is there an iPhone photo app with exposure compensation?
I'm looking for an iPhone app that features exposure compensation, any suggestions?
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Should I use “exposure compensation” setting while shooting?
Should this be done using image processing software like Photoshop or with the camera's built–in function?
It seems to me a program like Photoshop could use much better algorithm than what is ...
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Should I use Active D-Lighting when shooting Raw?
I understand (ref) that I can do my own post processing to get the same effect that Active D-Lighting gives.
But does the in-camera ADL get applied to the raw image data or is it only done to the ...
