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Panasonic GX7 - exposure compensation in manual mode

Started Apr 24, 2019 | Questions thread
JakeJY Veteran Member • Posts: 5,442
Re: Panasonic GX7 - exposure compensation in manual mode
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larsbc wrote:

matthewcole9 wrote:

Long time reader of the forum. This issue has irritated me so much I’ve had to register to ask for help.

I can’t for the life of me figure out how to take control of Exposure Compensation on M mode.

I have full control over Aperture and SS, have the ISO set to a value (i.e. not auto). I’ve tried with both auto WB and not auto WB. No matter what combo of settings I get, the camera always seems to automatically increase (or more often) decrease Exposure Compensation. I can’t change the value in the menus and pushing in the back dial doesn’t work either (this usually allows me to change this in AP and SP modes).

The camera isn't changing the exposure compensation; it doesn't provide exposure compensation at all in M mode. When in M mode, the exposure compensation meter or bar becomes a meter that tells you whether the camera thinks your chosen settings (ISO, aperture, shutter speed) are correct or over- or -under-exposing.

Yep, this is the correct explanation. It's a bit confusing because they use the same spot on the screen/EVF to show it.

See page 95 section about "Manual Exposure Assistance"

ftp://ftp.panasonic.com/camera/om/dmc-gx7_en_adv_om.pdf

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