D700 exposure compensation manual

Design Flaw: Ideally Nikon would provide separate settings for manual and auto exposure. I'd set 1/3 stops for manual exposure and full stops in auto exposure (P, S and A modes). You need the precision in manual mode, but not in the auto modes, because the values chosen by the D are set steplessly regardless of how they are displayed.  · yes, exposure compensation adjusts auto ISO in manual. this is how you can add less exposure with auto ISO on manual mode. this makes it as an ISO priority which is truly awesome. adding two stops of exposure ocmpensation would lower the ISO by two stops, thus adding less exposure to your image, but not by aperture or shutter speed selection, but by .  · This is a fine point that makes the D an amateur camera; I guess Nikon thinks that amateurs don't use exposure compensation often. In manual focus, the dadblasted black rectangle never goes away. The rear multi-control is the superior one from the D3, not the sloppy one from the D

D Nikon's original megapixel FX-format ( x 36mm) CMOS sensor: Teamed with Nikon's exclusive EXPEED digital image processing, the D delivers breathtakingly rich image quality. Broad ISO sensitivity up to and incredibly low noise: Super low-noise performance from ISO, with the added versatility of Lo-1 ( ISO) Hi Exposure Compensation Button. Explanation: While you hold this button pressed you can set an adjustment to the automatically measured exposure with the main command dial at the back. The compensation is defined in „exposure values", one exposure value (i.e. display of + or ) means an exposure with a the double or half quantity of light respectively, so double or half of the initial. Exposure Compensation allows you to nudge the camera's judgement slightly, telling it to make everything brighter or darker. You can use Exposure Compensation to tell the camera to meter a scene based on a shade of grey that is darker or lighter than the 18% grey that it would use normally. Do you use exposure compensation in manual mode?

"Exposure Compensation has NO EFFECT on your image in Manual Exposure mode." Not to beat a dead horse but it does if Auto ISO is on. As long as you are not at the camera's base ISO (and try to underexpose(or maximum ISO (and try to overexpose), exposure compensation will effect the image in manual mode in the same way it does in the other exposure modes. This is a fine point that makes the D an amateur camera; I guess Nikon thinks that amateurs don't use exposure compensation often. In manual focus, the dadblasted black rectangle never goes away. The rear multi-control is the superior one from the D3, not the sloppy one from the D Re: D exposure compensation in Manual Mode. If your camera purchase didn't include a D User's Manual, then try to obtain one, either in paper form, or online. Everything you need is in the "Flash" section, page to and/or in the "Exposure" section, page to.