Photogr. [UNDER-1 10 b.] Insufficient exposure to light.

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1873.  E. Spon, Workshop Receipts, Ser. I. 255. If the negative is deficient in density,… it is the result of under-exposure.

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1892.  Photogr. Ann., II. 90. Rodinal … gives much softer negative than quinol, especially in cases of under-exposure.

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