1. EV
Exposure Value

2. EV changes exposure Positive EV (+) makes lighter
Negative EV (-) makes darker

3. EV works on these exposure modes
P=Program
A=Aperture Priority
S=Shutter Priority
NOT Auto or M=Manual

4. EV is measured in stops One stop up is twice the light
One stop down is half the light

5. EV is ONLY a shortcut It mainly changes the shutter speed.
Also changes the f/stop

6. 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.

7. EV stays The last EV that was set stays on the camera.
ALWAYS CHECK EV before you use P, A, or S,

8. How to set EV
Hold down the plus/minus button
Turn wheel

9. Check it on the info screen

10. 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,