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Newbie question - Exsessive blowouts
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<blockquote data-quote="J-see" data-source="post: 388938" data-attributes="member: 31330"><p>The cam doesn't know the difference between day and night. It just measures the light of a scene and decides how much light it needs to have it exposed according its standards. It is up to you to adjust that standard to your liking. It's pretty hard to nail a night scene as you see it because your eyes can adjust in a way that is impossible for a cam. </p><p></p><p>To get it right you either need a manual lightmeter that can be pointed at the exact right location to measure that or use exposure compensation and adjust according to what the histogram shows after you take a shot. Or have the experience to know about how far you can go with exposure. But you'll always have to correct the shot in post, especially without metering.</p><p></p><p>I think you have too high expectations of what any cam can do. You can't point it into a direction, push the button and then expect it to be perfect as you see it. If cams could do that, the world wouldn't need professional photographers. Everyone's granny would be taking the shots.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J-see, post: 388938, member: 31330"] The cam doesn't know the difference between day and night. It just measures the light of a scene and decides how much light it needs to have it exposed according its standards. It is up to you to adjust that standard to your liking. It's pretty hard to nail a night scene as you see it because your eyes can adjust in a way that is impossible for a cam. To get it right you either need a manual lightmeter that can be pointed at the exact right location to measure that or use exposure compensation and adjust according to what the histogram shows after you take a shot. Or have the experience to know about how far you can go with exposure. But you'll always have to correct the shot in post, especially without metering. I think you have too high expectations of what any cam can do. You can't point it into a direction, push the button and then expect it to be perfect as you see it. If cams could do that, the world wouldn't need professional photographers. Everyone's granny would be taking the shots. [/QUOTE]
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