Highlights Alert!

[ctitanic]

In a Sony camera highlights alert happen or shown right when you press half way the shutter button. In a canon camera the blinkers are shown when you review a photo. Absurd! That’s too late!

 

[Aether]

Couldn‘t you also use the histogram? That’s how I’ve been doing it without a highlight alert before taking the photo.

 

[Kwazy]

In a Sony camera highlights alert happen or shown right when you press half way the shutter button. In a canon camera the blinkers are shown when you review a photo. Absurd! That’s too late!

Do you remember when you had to give up your roll of film for development and see what your captures looked like a week after taking the shot?


I remember.

 

[ctitanic]

Couldn‘t you also use the histogram? That’s how I’ve been doing it without a highlight alert before taking the photo.

Come on! That’s like saying that you are not going to buy a car because you have a bicycle. Both will take you from point A to point B.

 

[ctitanic]

Do you remember when you had to give up your roll of film for development and see what your captures looked like a week after taking the shot?


I remember.

Hum… do you want to go back in time?

 

[Kwazy]

Hum… do you want to go back in time?

Haha. NO WAY. I'm totally digging digital.
I am, however, waiting for some hipster film renaissance so that I can offload my hoard of film cameras. The Hasselblad isn't as valuable now as it should be.

 

[Copterdoc]

I may be wrong but I believe you can turn those "highlight blinkies" on and see them when the camera is metering before the shot in the viewfinder and on the screen.

Sorry, that was in the video mode, Zebra Stripes. However, with exposure simulation set to on, I'm not sure why this is a problem.

 

[ctitanic]

I may be wrong but I believe you can turn those "highlight blinkies" on and see them when the camera is metering before the shot in the viewfinder and on the screen.

Sorry, that was in the video mode, Zebra Stripes. However, with exposure simulation set to on, I'm not sure why this is a problem.

How

 

[Copterdoc]

How

Canon : Product Manual : EOS R5 : Exposure Simulation

 

[ctitanic]

That’s not the same. Those are seen in the preview when the picture is already taken.

 

[Copterdoc]

That’s not the same. Those are seen in the preview when the picture is already taken.

This is how I see it working for me. When the Exposer Simulation is set to ENABLE I see the expected image exposure value in the screen and viewfinder (no blinking just the anticipated exposure). Blinking highlights are not necessary. When ExpSim is set to DISABLE, the image on the screen and in the viewfinder will brighten as necessary to allow the camera to achieve focus in low light conditions. Additionally, when the ExpSim is set to DISABLE, and you try and view an overexposed condition the screen will dim so you can see more detail. When you take the shot, the overexposure will show the blinking areas to indicate the overexposure. In essence, with ExpSim set to ENABLE you are viewing the anticipated exposure before you press the shutter. You should be able to see where the overexposure will occur on the screen in the ExpSim set to ENABLE mode and adjust your exposure accordingly before capturing the image.
This is how it works for me. I just tested this again to confirm this so as I said, with ExpSim set to ENABLE you are looking at the anticipated exposure on the screen and should be able to adjust your exposure as necessary before pressing the shutter. Not sure that having the "Zebra Stripes" blinking is necessary in photo mode. JMHO

Current Gear: Canon EOS R5
Backup Camera: None Yet.
Past Gear: Canon 5D MKIII, Canon XLH1

 

[ctitanic]

I guess it is a matter of get used. I find the Zebra Stripes super useful when using a Sony Camera.

 

[Copterdoc]

I used the Zebra Stripes when shooting videos for years and agree they can be very helpful, but I do find them annoying when shooting photos. That is just me. I find that they obscure details that may be important. In shooting video where its image seems to constantly be changing on average, this is less important than the exposure. It is easy to adjust exposure in a single image and get it right as opposed to "a stream of pictures" that are typically different. Just how I have developed my own preferences and that is for each of us to determine for ourselves. One of the limiting factors is the capabilities of the tools themselves. When we choose a tool we must often work within it's limitations. A Marine friend of mine is often apt to say, "adapt and overcome".

 

[ctitanic]

I used the Zebra Stripes when shooting videos for years and agree they can be very helpful, but I do find them annoying when shooting photos. That is just me. I find that they obscure details that may be important. In shooting video where its image seems to constantly be changing on average, this is less important than the exposure. It is easy to adjust exposure in a single image and get it right as opposed to "a stream of pictures" that are typically different. Just how I have developed my own preferences and that is for each of us to determine for ourselves. One of the limiting factors is the capabilities of the tools themselves. When we choose a tool we must often work within it's limitations. A Marine friend of mine is often apt to say, "adapt and overcome".

That have been my moto always, adapt to overcome. I see many people complaining and returning gadgets because they are not capable to adapt.

 

[Dave Williams]

The R5 is forgiving for over exposed shots. If your histogram hasn't left the box to the right it should usually be recoverable.
I'm happy with that and don't really want blinkies when I'm setting up a shot as it would be distracting from the subject matter which in my case is usually wildlife of some kind. I must admit though "what you see is what you get' isn't as true as I was led to believe was the case when looking through a mirrorless viewfinder, mind you it's a lot better than a DSLR!

 

[Ed Cordes]

I don't want blinkies in my EVF either. However, I do have the histogram displayed in the EVF and use it a lot. Just like Aether said above, be sure the histogram is not blocked all the way to the right and you should be OK.