Nikon Exposure Compensation Reset
Feb 13, 2019 12:48:05 #
IDguy
Loc: Idaho
IDguy wrote:
Ah, that explains why I didn’t have this problem with my D800 and D5xxxs. On the D800 I used easy ISO. Don’t need that on the Z6 due to placement of ISO button, nor on D5600 because you can sweep finger on screen for ISO.
Also I have recently gone to using M mode and auto ISO for critters, which these images were of. The reset doesn’t work in M mode only.
I’ll check my b2.
Also I have recently gone to using M mode and auto ISO for critters, which these images were of. The reset doesn’t work in M mode only.
I’ll check my b2.
I found you have to read b2 closely to get it. I tried auto reset and it didn’t seem to reset as stated. Turns out it only resets on camera off if you use a command dial to set EC. If you use the EC button it does not reset.
I probably don’t use EC enough to remember this for long.
Feb 13, 2019 12:59:02 #
IDguy wrote:
I learned again the need to reset EC to zero manua... (show quote)
Actually, you get brighter colors when shooting ETTR and if the images were not exposed you lucked out.
Feb 13, 2019 13:09:46 #
IDguy
Loc: Idaho
via the lens wrote:
Actually, you get brighter colors when shooting ETTR and if the images were not exposed you lucked out.
I had left the EC at +1.3 and shot in RAW. Also I use spot metering on animals, which most of the overexposed ones were. So nothing of importance was blown out and setting the Exposure in Lightroom to -1.3 fixed them up. Since I also use auto iso on animals the ISOs on some are higher than I’d like.
Although the manual claims EC only affects the meter in M mode I think it does affect auto ISO.
Fortunately I discovered the mistake after only a couple of dozen images, so the additional several hundred I took were good.
Feb 13, 2019 13:18:32 #
IDguy wrote:
I had left the EC at +1.3 and shot in RAW. Also I ... (show quote)
I keep telling myself to create a "cheat sheet" reminder or to simply remind myself to return everything on the camera after shooting and before shutting it off to a general setting. Sometimes the latter works but not always! It's always good if we check thing before we got out to shoot. Happy Photographing!
Feb 13, 2019 16:23:21 #
Thanks on this one. Didn’t know of the two ways to set EC. Like the auto reset when using unused dial vs no reset using the +/- button. Much better. Getting nobset when turning off was a pain.
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