diff --git a/package/android/src/main/java/com/mrousavy/camera/react/CameraView.kt b/package/android/src/main/java/com/mrousavy/camera/react/CameraView.kt
index 0db274e0f7..3ac41b5127 100644
--- a/package/android/src/main/java/com/mrousavy/camera/react/CameraView.kt
+++ b/package/android/src/main/java/com/mrousavy/camera/react/CameraView.kt
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class CameraView(context: Context) :
   var isActive = false
   var torch: Torch = Torch.OFF
   var zoom: Float = 1f // in "factor"
-  var exposure: Double = 1.0
+  var exposure: Double = 0.0
   var orientation: Orientation = Orientation.PORTRAIT
   var androidPreviewViewType: PreviewViewType = PreviewViewType.SURFACE_VIEW
     set(value) {
diff --git a/package/ios/React/CameraView.swift b/package/ios/React/CameraView.swift
index 9a7611526e..d266a67544 100644
--- a/package/ios/React/CameraView.swift
+++ b/package/ios/React/CameraView.swift
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public final class CameraView: UIView, CameraSessionDelegate, FpsSampleCollector
   @objc var isActive = false
   @objc var torch = "off"
   @objc var zoom: NSNumber = 1.0 // in "factor"
-  @objc var exposure: NSNumber = 1.0
+  @objc var exposure: NSNumber = 0.0
   @objc var videoStabilizationMode: NSString?
   @objc var resizeMode: NSString = "cover" {
     didSet {