Question about viewing photos on camera monitor
May 19, 2014 13:26:23 #
This may be a dumb question for all of you experts but I can't figure how anyone who is out taking photos on a nice sunny day is able to see the photo you have just taken on your camera monitor when the sun is so bright.Maybe I am not supposed to be checking each photo after I take it? I was at the wetlands this morning & took many photos but was unable to check any until I left the park & got into my car.What do you all do,is there a secret I don't know about?
May 19, 2014 13:35:25 #
Marilyng wrote:
This may be a dumb question for all of you experts but I can't figure how anyone who is out taking photos on a nice sunny day is able to see the photo you have just taken on your camera monitor when the sun is so bright.Maybe I am not supposed to be checking each photo after I take it? I was at the wetlands this morning & took many photos but was unable to check any until I left the park & got into my car.What do you all do,is there a secret I don't know about?
There is a gadget called the Hoodman Loupe which fits over the LCD screen on your camera, blocks out the light and allows you to view your photos. They usually come with a lanyard so you can carry it around your neck and have easy access to it when needed.
May 19, 2014 13:39:24 #
Marilyng wrote:
This may be a dumb question for all of you experts but I can't figure how anyone who is out taking photos on a nice sunny day is able to see the photo you have just taken on your camera monitor when the sun is so bright.Maybe I am not supposed to be checking each photo after I take it? I was at the wetlands this morning & took many photos but was unable to check any until I left the park & got into my car.What do you all do,is there a secret I don't know about?
The Hoodman is probably the most elegant solution to your "chimping" problem. Look here:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/hoodman
Look here for the better (more expensive) version:
http://www.hoodmanusa.com/prodinfo.asp?number=H%2DLPP3
May 19, 2014 14:11:32 #
On very bright days, I check the color histogram and I let the overexposed areas blink. I don't check every shot, just the first few.
May 19, 2014 14:19:00 #
Wild Life wrote:
There is a gadget called the Hoodman Loupe which fits over the LCD screen on your camera, blocks out the light and allows you to view your photos. They usually come with a lanyard so you can carry it around your neck and have easy access to it when needed.
Also helps with "senior-eye-tis"....
:thumbup:
May 19, 2014 15:14:30 #
Curve_in wrote:
On very bright days, I check the color histogram and I let the overexposed areas blink. I don't check every shot, just the first few.
I do the same thing. With my NEX7 I can also check the viewfinder but with my senior eyes, about all I can verify is my composition.
May 19, 2014 15:26:56 #
mcveed wrote:
The Hoodman is probably the most elegant solution to your "chimping" problem. Look here:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/hoodman
Look here for the better (more expensive) version:
http://www.hoodmanusa.com/prodinfo.asp?number=H%2DLPP3
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/hoodman
Look here for the better (more expensive) version:
http://www.hoodmanusa.com/prodinfo.asp?number=H%2DLPP3
Yes I checked these out but I couldn't find any for$19.99,they are about $80.00,anyone know where I can find them for less?
May 19, 2014 15:36:34 #
Marilyng wrote:
This may be a dumb question for all of you experts but I can't figure how anyone who is out taking photos on a nice sunny day is able to see the photo you have just taken on your camera monitor when the sun is so bright.Maybe I am not supposed to be checking each photo after I take it? I was at the wetlands this morning & took many photos but was unable to check any until I left the park & got into my car.What do you all do,is there a secret I don't know about?
Answer: You can't unless you find some way to shade it as noted in the other responses. I've been known to pull a jacket over my head -- I suppose a towel would work as well. You can also just tell yourself that it's no worse than in the days of film - something I resort to from time to time.
It's even worse if your camera doesn't have a view finder, just the LCD screen.
I'm hoping for electronic ink someday like you find on a Kindle.
May 19, 2014 16:04:42 #
Marilyng wrote:
Yes I checked these out but I couldn't find any for$19.99,they are about $80.00,anyone know where I can find them for less?
First what size is your LCD screen? Go to Adorama.com as they do have a hoodman loupe for 19.95. Also $29.95 for a 3" LCD screen.
May 19, 2014 16:18:48 #
buy a floppy hat....with a big brim. Keeps you cool and you have handy shade to 'chimp'. also stops your pictures looking washed out if you shade your camera (or use the lens hood)
May 19, 2014 18:02:39 #
Wild Life wrote:
First what size is your LCD screen? Go to Adorama.com as they do have a hoodman loupe for 19.95. Also $29.95 for a 3" LCD screen.
Oh good I will go & check it out,yes I have a 3" screen.Thank you!
May 20, 2014 00:50:01 #
TO use the Hoodman loupe, your camera has to have "live view" mode since you cannot use the viewfinder to compose.
May 20, 2014 00:54:28 #
amehta
Loc: Boston
Marilyng wrote:
This may be a dumb question for all of you experts but I can't figure how anyone who is out taking photos on a nice sunny day is able to see the photo you have just taken on your camera monitor when the sun is so bright.Maybe I am not supposed to be checking each photo after I take it? I was at the wetlands this morning & took many photos but was unable to check any until I left the park & got into my car.What do you all do,is there a secret I don't know about?
Yes, you aren't supposed to check each photo. :-)
Take a few cover the screen with your hand to see that you're getting what you expected, and then just shoot. Trust what you see in the viewfinder.
May 20, 2014 01:11:25 #
lighthouse
Loc: No Fixed Abode
Marilyng wrote:
This may be a dumb question for all of you experts but I can't figure how anyone who is out taking photos on a nice sunny day is able to see the photo you have just taken on your camera monitor when the sun is so bright.Maybe I am not supposed to be checking each photo after I take it? I was at the wetlands this morning & took many photos but was unable to check any until I left the park & got into my car.What do you all do,is there a secret I don't know about?
Shoot raw, ignore the photo and how it appears, and trust the histogram instead.
My eyes lie to me on sunny days (and other days) when checking the image on the LCD.
My histogram never lies to me.
Even when I dumbly convince myself that it is wrong, and I adjust my settings to the image that I can see, it always turns out that I was wrong and the histogram was correct.
I don't check every image, but I do check most "set ups".
Checking it once each "set up" gives me a reference point to trust.
May 20, 2014 05:20:17 #
I wear a wide brim straw hat in the summer, I use it to shade the monitor.
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