Sony DSC-RX100

[RiStaR]

What I was trying to find out was how RiStaR exposed his images... usually in a single exposure, and with very high contrast (that is very bright parts of the image (highlights) and very dark parts of the image (shadows)), you have to expose for the highlights or for the shadows. You can't expose for both cos the camera sensor isn't like the human eye... there is a limit to how much information it can collect... so if you expose for the highlights, the shadows (dark parts) tend to be totally black - there's no detail... but if you expose for the shadows, the highlights (bright parts) tend to be totally white - there's no detail. So short doing a HDR (stacking a few shots exposing for different parts of highlights and shadows), we could try to expose for the shadows as much as possible but not such that the highlights are totally white without any detail (or what is commonly termed as information). Once that shot is taken, it can be edited in Photoshop. Photoshop has a tool called Shadows/Highlights. You can slide the Highlights slider to the right and it will try to recover as much of the highlights (which are totally white or almost white) and restore some of the detail that is hidden under the whiteness... these type of highlights are called blown highlights (you blew away the details). So the tricky bit is how to find the balance where the shadows are exposed sufficiently for the detail but the highlights are not completely blown...

This is an issue mainly for very high contrast situations... e.g. shooting someone's face when the sun is shining directly at you into your lens - in such a case, the person you're shooting will look totally black, while the background will probably be well-exposed as your camera will probably expose for the larger and brighter background... so if you start to expose for the face only (via manual metering or exposure locking), then the background in your shot will look totally white or almost totally white... which looks super ugly and pretty useless cos you haven't captured the background as you wished... hence the need to balance exposing so that the face is not totally black, and the sky not totally white...

Hope this helps you along...

Just to add on, as much as I like the camera I've found matrix metering to be completely a crapshoot. My camera is mostly in center or spot (spot's a bit hit-and-miss too but not too bad). The histogram is also a great help too bad it's not active when you're framing (or maybe I haven't figured out how to do that?). If it is active it'll be much easier to exposure-compensate or meter to the way you want it.

 

[Rashkae]

Just to add on, as much as I like the camera I've found matrix metering to be completely a crapshoot. My camera is mostly in center or spot (spot's a bit hit-and-miss too but not too bad). The histogram is also a great help too bad it's not active when you're framing (or maybe I haven't figured out how to do that?). If it is active it'll be much easier to exposure-compensate or meter to the way you want it.

Hit the Disp button. If the histogram is not in the display screen cycle, you can add it in the menu.

Go to menu - settings screen 1 (the cog wheel) - DISP button

 

[RiStaR]

Hit the Disp button. If the histogram is not in the display screen cycle, you can add it in the menu.

Go to menu - settings screen 1 (the cog wheel) - DISP button

Thanks Rashkae, will give it a go tonight

 

[yusuke]

Hi, I just purchased the Sony RX100.

I notice that when I turn on the camera, the "No Card" warning flashes on the top left-hand corner momentarily. In addition, when I press the playback button to view my pictures, I get a "No memory card. Cannot Play" warning momentarily before my pictures show up.

Is this normal? It doesn't really impede my ability to use the camera as the warnings disappear quickly. But not sure if there is something wrong here.

 

[yusuke]

Hi, I just purchased the Sony RX100.

I notice that when I turn on the camera, the "No Card" warning flashes on the top left-hand corner momentarily. In addition, when I press the playback button to view my pictures, I get a "No memory card. Cannot Play" warning momentarily before my pictures show up.

Is this normal? It doesn't really impede my ability to use the camera as the warnings disappear quickly. But not sure if there is something wrong here.

Hi, just to add on, I have tried two different SD cards (both new) - a Sandisk 32GB Extreme and a Sandisk 16GB Ultra. I get the same issue with both cards. Have tried formatting them and resetting the camera to default settings, but still have this issue.

Would appreciate some feedback on this as I'm thinking of getting the camera exchanged if this isn't normal.

Thanks.

 

[Kit-Kat-Lover]

Same problem here. I just ignor it .. guess the cam is too slow to read the card during startup

 

[yusuke]

Same problem here. I just ignor it .. guess the cam is too slow to read the card during startup

Thanks for feedback. I'm generally okay with this. But it's a little troublesome when reviewing my pictures because I notice that the camera resets to the last picture when this happens. For example, if I was last viewing the 10th image out of 20 pictures and I turn the camera off, it resets to the 20th image instead of continuing from the 10th image when I next turn if on.

Can imagine this being worse when I have 1000+ images and want to view the images.

Does anyone else have the same issue?

 

[esoeij]

Thanks for feedback. I'm generally okay with this. But it's a little troublesome when reviewing my pictures because I notice that the camera resets to the last picture when this happens. For example, if I was last viewing the 10th image out of 20 pictures and I turn the camera off, it resets to the 20th image instead of continuing from the 10th image when I next turn if on.

Can imagine this being worse when I have 1000+ images and want to view the images.

Does anyone else have the same issue?

If IIRC, you can adjust the setting so that the camera will return to the last viewed photo.

 

[yusuke]

If IIRC, you can adjust the setting so that the camera will return to the last viewed photo.

Thanks esoeij. Right now, it's set to return to the last viewed photo. It only resets when I get the error message "No memory card. Cannot Play." It happens about 3 out of 10 times I press the playback button.

 

[esoeij]

I have not experienced this problem with my set.

 

[yusuke]

I have not experienced this problem with my set.

Thanks. Think I'll get it exchanged to be safe.

 

[in1voice]

I have a problem with my RX100.

In the P, A, S and M settings, when I half depress the shutter and hold it down, the camera can't seem to autofocus lock. The LCD image keeps going in and out continuously, like it's trying to focus. This doesn't happen with the two auto settings, when I press the shutter halfway, the image is stable.

Does anyone here have this happening on their RX100. Is mine faulty? I din notice this problem in the past.

 

[silvermoon1407]

I have a problem with my RX100.

In the P, A, S and M settings, when I half depress the shutter and hold it down, the camera can't seem to autofocus lock. The LCD image keeps going in and out continuously, like it's trying to focus. This doesn't happen with the two auto settings, when I press the shutter halfway, the image is stable.

Does anyone here have this happening on their RX100. Is mine faulty? I din notice this problem in the past.

Continous AF?

 

[in1voice]

Continous AF?

Not sure what you are referring to, but the AF shouldn't be continuous once you depress the shutter halfway to lock the subject you are focusing on, right?

 

[Rashkae]

Not sure what you are referring to, but the AF shouldn't be continuous once you depress the shutter halfway to lock the subject you are focusing on, right?

Not if you are in af-c. You are thinking of af-s. Read the manual. :-D

 

[in1voice]

Not if you are in af-c. You are thinking of af-s. Read the manual. :-D

Changed the setting and solved the problem. Thanks!

Anyhow, I think Sony needs to solve the problem such that at the af-c setting, the image does not move in and out, esp when the camera is not panning.

 

[Rashkae]

Changed the setting and solved the problem. Thanks!

Anyhow, I think Sony needs to solve the problem such that at the af-c setting, the image does not move in and out, esp when the camera is not panning.

It's not a "problem". It's an inherent limitation of CDAF when using AF-C, especially if there are even minute movements, such as handshake, movement from your breathing, etc. Once you understand the difference between PDAF and CDAF you'll realize the reason why CDAF behaves that way.

 

[silvermoon1407]

Changed the setting and solved the problem. Thanks!

Anyhow, I think Sony needs to solve the problem such that at the af-c setting, the image does not move in and out, esp when the camera is not panning.

But how will it be af-c if it doesn't move in and out? Your final image when u take the shot is still in focus, it just saps more batt.

 

[mccm33]

Still Learning ,it is fun .choose Higher HD for better viewing

[video=youtube;5fTHw_jN8ZQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fTHw_jN8ZQ[/video]

 

[kennmail]

guys, anyone tried the tilt flash of RX100 to shoot portraits? Greatly keen in this cam ...thinking wait for upcoming GSS to grab 1