On a Nikon D5300, how can you tell when exposure compensation is set beyond the meter's ±2 scale?
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My Nikon D5300 allows exposure compensation from -5 to +5 EV, but the viewfinder/light meter scale only shows about -2 to +2. If I set exposure compensation beyond ±2 EV, is there any indication on the meter itself, or do I have to rely on the numerical exposure compensation display?
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You can see more than + or - 2.0 Exposure Compensation by pressing the Info button and setting Exp Comp that way.
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Yes—on the D5300, if the indicated over/underexposure goes beyond the meter’s ±2 EV display range, a triangle appears at the end of the meter scale to show the value is off-scale.
That said, the meter alone does not tell you the exact compensation once you go past the visible range. To know whether you are at, say, +3 EV or +5 EV, you still need to check the numerical exposure compensation readout, such as in the Info display or the viewfinder display when using the exposure compensation control.
So in short:
- triangle at the end of the meter = beyond the meter’s displayed range
- numeric EC readout = exact compensation amount
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