[mondmagu]

Hi to all.
I'm new to this but here goes.I have an EOS 450D and recently I have been experimenting with the manual modes of the camera.When I am in the Manual mode if I look through the view finder the exposure compensation setting is at -2 stops.If I take a photo, the photo is very dark unless there is plenty of day light.From reading the manuel,I understand that I cannot change the setting of the exposure compensation in manuel mode,so my question is do I have a problem or am I doing something stupid?