Maggie: Same on the 20D! But to see the exposure level doesn't tell u how much u should compensate!! I'm not sure I've been very clear in my questioning here since no ones seems to understand what I mean! O_O When shooting with the histogram displayed (like I could do with the Sony), I could see straight away, before I actually pressed the shutter speed, if my exposure was right!! (no blown out highlights!). But with the SLR, u can only see the histogram AFTER u made the shot and most of the time, exposure compensation is needed meaning u have to shoot the same thing again!! Now, how can I know BEFORE I press the shutter by how many stops I should compensate my exposure??? But maybe what I'm asking here is simply impossible to do?? What about hand held light meters??