1. A digital camera, comprising: an image sensor for providing initial sensor image data and final sensor image data; a lens for exposing an image of a scene onto the image sensor; an exposure control system for adjusting an exposure level of a final image on the image sensor in response to a scene type; and a processor for: (a) processing the initial sensor image data to select one of a plurality of scene types, (b) providing the selected scene type to the exposure control system prior to capturing the final sensor image data to cause the exposure control system to adjust the exposure level of the final image on the image sensor, wherein the exposure control system sets the exposure level of the final image differently for different scene types, and (c) processing the final sensor image data in response to the scene type to compensate for the exposure level of the final image on the image sensor.