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Old 08-02-2012, 10:57 AM   #15
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The only problem with the exposure controls on these things is that they are not as flexible as a DSLR for instance. They can only work within the limited range of iso/exposure time the phone allows. Not only that, even when you tap on an extremely bright area you may find that it will not allow itself to use a fast shutter to expose correctly and it will somehow consider the average exposure, but bias things towards the bright object you have selected. This ends up overexposing the object you want as subject. It can be quite frustrating

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