Why is my 77D ‘forgetting’ how much exposure compensation I’ve set?

Andrew Mccully, Wilmslow

Brian Says… Congratulations on the new camera. I have been working with the EOS 77D for a few weeks myself and found the same behaviour. If you shoot with exposure compensation, then switch off the camera, it is reset to stop photographers who use a camera infrequently from getting unexpected exposures the next time they use their camera.

To retain exposure compensation, you’ll need to set C.FN 3 Exposure Compensation Auto Cancel to Disable. The EOS 800D also has this same new behaviour.

This landscape needed underexposure to saturate colours, the 77D would automatically reset exposure compensation when switched off