EV Exposure Value
EV changes exposure Positive EV (+) makes lighter Negative EV (-) makes darker
EV works on these exposure modes P=Program A=Aperture Priority S=Shutter Priority NOT Auto or M=Manual
EV is measured in stops One stop up is twice the light One stop down is half the light
EV is ONLY a shortcut It mainly changes the shutter speed. Also changes the f/stop
When to use EV To correct for backlight To correct if your main subject is too bright. As insurance Any time you want to quickly change the exposure…but you give up control of how it is changed.
EV stays The last EV that was set stays on the camera. ALWAYS CHECK EV before you use P, A, or S,
How to set EV Hold down the plus/minus button Turn wheel
Check it on the info screen
EV Assignment 3 pictures of 5 subjects (15 photos total) with the exposure mode set to P. One + EV, one – EV and one 0 EV. Label with EV, f/stop, shutter speed Use levels or camera RAW to correct any photo that isn’t properly exposed and save as a different file name,