It's all in the Details: The Exposure Dilemma

It’s all in the Details: The Exposure Dilemma – sportsshooter:

Without getting into the nature of sensor architecture, or going into tone curves, the simple answer is that it is always better to slightly over expose, and use whatever tools you prefer to bring back detail in highlights. With even minor under exposure, shadow noise goes from bearable to unacceptable, even at low ISO’s on modern digital cameras.