Underexposure Compensation

[shamrock838]

Underexposure Cpmpensation:

I'd like to set my Canon D-60 to auto-bracket...on the side of overexposure. This is to compensate for the underexposures I frequently experience.

What I'd like to do is set my auto-bracket sequence to +0.0, +1.0, and +2.0 f/stops...or another such combination in the over-exposure range.

According to the D-60 user manual (page 79), this seems to combine the Exposure Compensation and Automatic Exposure Bracketing functions.

Can any of ot out there...more experienced than I...make sense of this for me?

Many thanks.

M i k e

[Roger_Cavanagh]

Mike,

Assuming the D60 is the same as the D30, in these functions, you can do it like this.

I think the camera has to be in Av, Tv, or P modes, although you can achieve the same effect in manual by using settings 1 stop over-exposed.

Choose one of these modes. I just tried it with my D30, the camera remembers the settings when you switch modes.

Half-press the shutter so that the shutter and aperture are shown on the top LCD. Rotate the back dial to shift exposure compensation 1 stop to the right (+1). The little indicator bar can be seen.

Press the menu button. Scroll down to AEB, press select and rotate the back dial to show current settings. The display will already show the +1 compensation you have set, and as you rotate the dial, left and right markers will move out towards 0 and +2. Press selct when finished. That's it.

I would offer a word of caution. Check the histogram on shots, use the Info settings to show blown pixels (blinking) on the small image, but not the larger version. If you blow pixels, there's no way to recover anything, whereas with under-exposure, it's possible to pull a lot of detail out of the shadow areas.

If your camera really does need +2 exposure compensation, I would suggest you send it to Cannon for recalibration.

Regards,

[Mr. Fogle]

I guess I do the samething just backwards. I will set the AEB to half step or full step, depending on need, push set button, Ready to go. I always leave my set button wheel turned on, so now I can roll the wheel and it will move the bracket up or down in the spacing I have chosen. Basically, pick the step spacing in AEB, push set button, push shutter half way to return to ready mode then roll wheel for desired over, middle, or under exposure. Hope this helps. Michael.