What type of camera filter requires no exposure compensation?

• A. Neutral density filter
• B. Skylight filter
• C. Polarizing filter
• D. Graduated ND filter

Answer: (B)

Skylight filters are designed to add a subtle warm pink cast to balance color in outdoor scenes, without noticeably reducing the amount of light reaching the sensor. Because this filter doesn’t significantly change brightness, your exposure meter will read about the same as it did without the filter, so you typically don’t need to apply exposure compensation. Other common filters affect brightness much more: neutral density cuts light by a set amount, graduated ND reduces exposure along part of the frame, and a polarizing filter can noticeably cut light depending on how you rotate it. So the skylight filter stands out as the option that won’t require adjusting exposure, while still helping with color balance.