My eos 30 seems to be underexposing...

DanB

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24 Sep 2002 - 1:45 PM

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When I use my eos30 in either TV or AP mode, the meter seems to be set to underexpose by 1/2 stop. There is a scale to show exposure levels, and instead of being in the middle of the scale, its just to the left of the centre, meaning its underexposing. Does any one know how to change this? i cant find it in the manual. I put some photos in this morning so I'll know how serious this is tomorrow..

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Dan

Little Jo (e2 Member)

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24 Sep 2002 - 5:27 PM

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You've got exposure compensation set, and it's easy to do accidentally. You need to turn the large dial on the rear of the camera (the one with the four buttons in the middle for manually selecting your focus points) until the pointer is dead centre. You can switch the dial off if you don't want a repeat.

This is quite a complex camera and you are well advised to have a serious read of the manual. It's got custom functions and lots of bells and whistles that you will never learn by trial and error. Look up exposure compensation in the manual and it will explain fully how it works.

Jo

bbdigital

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26 Sep 2002 - 2:07 PM

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I have found from experience that both the Canon D30 and the D60 under-expose by about a half a stop in dull conditions. Sometimes I have been able to input a 1 stop increase and retain all detail.

However in good conditions it is more reliable. While it is easy to compensate It would be better if Canon could find a way around it. Presumably it is not easy or they would have done so for the launch of the D60.

Barry Beckham www.bbdigital.co.uk