Correct exposure question

zach1288 wrote in post #2519889
Yes it does, i get a number in the upper corner when i adjust the shutter and aperture.

A "number" and a histogram are two different things.

6D, 60D, Various L and non-L Lenses and more gear than I have time to use.

Just Be wrote in post #2520298
A "number" and a histogram are two different things.

I also have a histogram

Canon S2 IS

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JustShootin wrote in post #2521094
=JustShootin';2521094]​The S2 (at least mine) has the manual exposure number, and the histogram. But with so many ways to get proper exposure, I rarely use mine in manual mode.

I stand corrected then. I guess I had my S2 for such a short time I never knew that. Enjoy!

6D, 60D, Various L and non-L Lenses and more gear than I have time to use.

There seems to be a lot of confusion here.

In manual mode (I quote directly from the S3 manual p61)

"When you press the shutter button halfway, the difference between the standard exposure* and the selected exposure appears on the LCD monitor (or viewfinder). If the difference is more than 2 stops, "-2" or "+2" appears on the LCD monitor (or viewfinder) in red.

* The standard exposure is calculated by measuring the brightness according to the selected metering method.

This is the histogram on an S3...

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Hope this clarifies.

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