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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 236645" data-attributes="member: 12496">It should be noted there are other ways too.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The +/- button by shutter button is Exposure Compensation, and Nikon defines it as affecting both ambient and flash exposure.&nbsp;&nbsp; If using flash in significant ambient, you will see it affect both ambient and flash.&nbsp; &nbsp; Indoors where it is dark, we may not notice any effect to ambient.Exceptions: A couple of the newest cameras (D600 and D7100) have a new menu E4 which choose for that Exposure Compensation button to also affect flash or not.&nbsp; Previous models affected both.&nbsp;&nbsp; And on Canon cameras, Exposure Compensation only affects ambient. There are pros and cons both ways.There is also a Flash Compensation control (typically a small button under the internal flash door button), which is also on some TTL flash bodies.&nbsp; This affects Flash only.&nbsp;&nbsp; It seems more direct and to the point, so good to learn about it too, but it does have less range, only +1 EV.And on cameras with Commander, there is a Flash Compensation in the Commander menu too (for individual flashes).And all of these add - and when set in multiple places, including Exposure Compensation, then it always adds to a total overall Flash Compensation.&nbsp; When any of three are set on, the +/- icon is turned on showing, telling you something is set somewhere to something.The most important bottom line:&nbsp;&nbsp; Flash Compensation is the tool we have to control what TTL automation does.&nbsp; It is about the first thing to know for TTL flash.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 236645, member: 12496"] It should be noted there are other ways too. The +/- button by shutter button is [B]Exposure Compensation[/B], and Nikon defines it as affecting both ambient and flash exposure. If using flash in significant ambient, you will see it affect both ambient and flash. Indoors where it is dark, we may not notice any effect to ambient. Exceptions: A couple of the newest cameras (D600 and D7100) have a new menu E4 which choose for that Exposure Compensation button to also affect flash or not. Previous models affected both. And on Canon cameras, Exposure Compensation only affects ambient. There are pros and cons both ways. There is also a[B] Flash Compensation[/B] control (typically a small button under the internal flash door button), which is also on some TTL flash bodies. This affects Flash only. It seems more direct and to the point, so good to learn about it too, but it does have less range, only +1 EV. And on cameras with Commander, there is a Flash Compensation in the Commander menu too (for individual flashes). And all of these add - and when set in multiple places, including Exposure Compensation, then it always adds to a total overall Flash Compensation. When any of three are set on, the +/- icon is turned on showing, telling you something is set somewhere to something. The most important bottom line: Flash Compensation is the tool we have to control what TTL automation does. It is about the first thing to know for TTL flash. [/QUOTE]

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