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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 525997" data-attributes="member: 12496">I don't really want to go here, because it makes no sense to me.Is the 'about 4 stops&quot; always required, or just in this dark scene?Looking deeper, your Exif in the second Manual picture says ExposureDifference&nbsp; +3.5 EV.&nbsp;&nbsp; That is the difference in the actual exposure used, and what the meter&nbsp; thought it ought to be (if the meter could affect Manual mode).&nbsp; That&nbsp; seems very unusual, I'd say the picture was a couple of stops UNDER&nbsp; exposed (-2EV), but +3.5 EV says it is far the other way, overexposed.Continuing that, the first black picture in P mode says&nbsp; ExposureDifference 0 EV, claiming it is properly exposed.&nbsp; Which it&nbsp; should normally be 0 EV when the automation modes handle it, but I think&nbsp; this one is not properly exposed. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp;&nbsp; And that is also your complaint.Makes no sense, something seems wrong.&nbsp; Why, I dunno.&nbsp; Says&nbsp; 18-135mm lens, which should be very compatible.&nbsp; Says Exposure&nbsp; Compensation is 0 EV.&nbsp; Says Bracketing is off.&nbsp;&nbsp; It might be explained where it says Light Value is -1.8, which is pretty dark and out of range. But it seems to have measured it anyway?&nbsp; I'm not sure the numbers are supposed to make sense there.&nbsp; I'm sorry if this is just a confusion.I guess I wondered if normal snapshots in normal light were coming out OK?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 525997, member: 12496"] I don't really want to go here, because it makes no sense to me. Is the 'about 4 stops" always required, or just in this dark scene? Looking deeper, your Exif in the second Manual picture says ExposureDifference +3.5 EV. That is the difference in the actual exposure used, and what the meter thought it ought to be (if the meter could affect Manual mode). That seems very unusual, I'd say the picture was a couple of stops UNDER exposed (-2EV), but +3.5 EV says it is far the other way, overexposed. Continuing that, the first black picture in P mode says ExposureDifference 0 EV, claiming it is properly exposed. Which it should normally be 0 EV when the automation modes handle it, but I think this one is not properly exposed. :) And that is also your complaint. Makes no sense, something seems wrong. Why, I dunno. Says 18-135mm lens, which should be very compatible. Says Exposure Compensation is 0 EV. Says Bracketing is off. It might be explained where it says Light Value is -1.8, which is pretty dark and out of range. But it seems to have measured it anyway? I'm not sure the numbers are supposed to make sense there. I'm sorry if this is just a confusion. I guess I wondered if normal snapshots in normal light were coming out OK? [/QUOTE]

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