3Nailing the Optimum Exposure
Left to their own devices, your a7C II or a7CR can do an excellent job of providing the proper exposure for most scenes. But even a smart camera can frequently benefit from intelligent input. For example, when you shoot with the main light source behind the subject, you end up with backlighting, which can result in an overexposed background and/or an underexposed subject. The camera recognizes backlit situations nicely, and, in most cases, can properly base exposure on the main subject using the default Multi metering mode, producing a decent photo.
But, as a creative photographer, there will be many instances where you would rather not have automatic correction for backlighting. What if you want to underexpose ...
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