Exposure compensation
The alternative to ‘Manual’
Meet ‘Exposure Compensation’. This function allows you to make your entire image brighter or darker and looks something like this:
On most cameras the exposure compensation button is marked by 
but some cameras have a dedicated dial instead. Scrolling towards + will set your camera to overexpose your photographs, meaning they’ll be brighter. Scrolling towards – will set your camera to underexpose your photographs, meaning they’ll be darker. Always remember to set your ‘Exposure Compensation’ back ...
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