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Canon 6D: exposure compensation in manual mode

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hairybiker777:
Hi folks,

I often set the shutter speed and aperture that I want in manual mode, and set ISO to auto. I had a situation at the weekend, shooting the ocean in bright sunlight, where I wanted to be one or two stops under to minimise the chances of highlights blowing out. I found that I couldn't set exposure compensation... I could only set up a bracketing range, which meant multiple exposures for every one that I wanted to take. The light levels varied a lot across the area that I was covering, so there was no single "right ISO"... what I needed was to be x stops under, no matter what the light, with a fixed shutter speed and aperture and automatic ISO. Is there a way to do that on a 6D?

TIA

ehrlif:
 I am confused. Shooting in Manual leaves you in complete control of the exposure. That is probably why this option is not available in that mode. What would exposure compensation do that you could not accomplish in Manual?

hairybiker777:
> What would exposure compensation do that you could not accomplish in Manual?

It would reduce the chance of over-exposure. The point I was trying to make was that I was shooting in an environment where the light levels were changing all the time - partly because of the weather and partly because I was shooting back and forth across a wide field of view, one end of which was pretty much into the sun. The action was fast moving - literally split-second stuff with surfers - and I didn't have time to be piddling around with the ISO setting, so I wanted to lock in the aperture and shutter speed that I needed, and have the camera worry about the ISO. I needed to avoid highlights blowing out so I wanted exposure to be safely "under".

ehrlif:
I have a Rebel and it is not available in Manual. Have to use Av, Tv, P or A-depth.

ehrlif:
I get what your saying about a safety net to avoid blown highlights. But, if the camera is on auto ISO(I would leave it on lowest if you are concerned with overexposure), and you want to set a specific exposure and aperture. What option is left for the camera to compensate with? I am not being argumentative, just curious that I am seriously missing a great option.....

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