HDR (High Dynamic Range) Disabled in camera menu
Aug 25, 2016 09:36:59 #
It will ungrey if you select jpeg only. Its a Nikon thing. I was using jpeg standard and Nef as a default and found the HDR (page 191 manual) greyed . You can use it for JPEG only but the effects are good. I have not experimented further apart from putting it under favourites. Now you have to decide between taking three bracket or use the D-Lighting. I just noticed watching a video that I did not receive the flash cap for the camera . My sales person tells me they don't come with the camera anymore?
Aug 25, 2016 09:40:38 #
mwsilvers wrote:
"I hate what you people do with HDR" ? Really? You people? Its just a tool. When used properly the results can be spectacular, when used poorly the results will be terrible. Just like anything else in photography.
You took the words right out of my mouth. One idea however, some of those "terrible" hdr composites ARE kind of fun to look at. I've done a few.
Aug 25, 2016 09:44:48 #
mwsilvers
Loc: Central New Jersey
robertjerl wrote:
Most in camera HDR only works in JPEG, not RAW or RAW+JPEG on my Canons it is grayed out unless I set the image to JPEG only.
I always shoot raw and my Canon 7D Mark II will create HDR composites while in raw mode. Not sure what Canon body you are using. When shooting HDR, the camera takes three raw images using different exposures and combines them into an HDR jpeg.
Aug 25, 2016 09:50:39 #
mwsilvers
Loc: Central New Jersey
JimKing wrote:
You took the words right out of my mouth. One idea however, some of those "terrible" hdr composites ARE kind of fun to look at. I've done a few.
Yep. Many are way overdone. Supersaturated color mostly I think.
Aug 25, 2016 10:13:49 #
On my Camera, you have to have the multiple exposure set at a burst of 3 or 5 exposures, then go to HDR and set the exposure of each shot.
Aug 25, 2016 10:42:26 #
mwsilvers wrote:
"I hate what you people do with HDR" ? Really? You people? Its just a tool. When used properly the results can be spectacular, when used poorly the results will be terrible. Just like anything else in photography.
That is basically what I was saying.....in case you didn't notice !
Aug 25, 2016 10:49:10 #
I think you are kind of off topic this refers to Nikon d500, the option is greyed if you have jpeg and raw selected. Canon does not share this issue. If you Google far enough and long enough you will find others with this issue. Again its a Nikon thing. Nikon has some nice samples with their advertising brochure.
http://chsvimg.nikon.com/lineup/dslr/d5300/pdf/d5300_16p.pdf
http://chsvimg.nikon.com/lineup/microsite/d500/common/pdf/technology-digest.pdf
http://cdn-4.nikon-cdn.com/e/Q5NM96RZZo-YRYNeYvAi9beHK4x3L-8go_p7JUL6JpQM9h_9xTbwyw==/PDF/D500_Brochure.pdf
http://chsvimg.nikon.com/lineup/dslr/d5300/pdf/d5300_16p.pdf
http://chsvimg.nikon.com/lineup/microsite/d500/common/pdf/technology-digest.pdf
http://cdn-4.nikon-cdn.com/e/Q5NM96RZZo-YRYNeYvAi9beHK4x3L-8go_p7JUL6JpQM9h_9xTbwyw==/PDF/D500_Brochure.pdf
Aug 25, 2016 10:58:31 #
mwsilvers
Loc: Central New Jersey
TucsonCoyote wrote:
That is basically what I was saying.....in case you didn't notice !
It sounded like you were saying there were no redeeming qualities to HDR. If I was mistaken I apologize.
Aug 25, 2016 11:24:16 #
RWR
Loc: La Mesa, CA
jerryc41 wrote:
HDR works well with NEF...
Not with the Df it doesn't! JPEG only.
Aug 25, 2016 11:27:34 #
RWR
Loc: La Mesa, CA
mwsilvers wrote:
It sounded like you were saying there were no redeeming qualities to HDR. If I was mistaken I apologize.
Interesting how we all interpret things differently. It sounded to me like he was jealous, as if maybe his camera doesn't shoot HDR.
Aug 25, 2016 11:39:22 #
mwsilvers wrote:
"I hate what you people do with HDR" ? Really? You people? Its just a tool. When used properly the results can be spectacular, when used poorly the results will be terrible. Just like anything else in photography.
I've heard a lot of bad things said about "you people." I'm glad I'm not in that group. They seem to get blamed for everything.
Aug 25, 2016 11:48:36 #
jrichter wrote:
That's it! HDR cannot be used to record RAW (NEF) images. I did find it in the manual. Thanks, everyone.
That's one reason why I'd rather do my own HDR. Just set your camera up to shoot raw, and bracket 3images 2 stops apart. Then use an HDR stand alone, plugin, or HDR in a pixel editing software you already own.
Aug 25, 2016 11:51:40 #
mwsilvers
Loc: Central New Jersey
jerryc41 wrote:
I've heard a lot of bad things said about "you people." I'm glad I'm not in that group. They seem to get blamed for everything.
Aug 25, 2016 12:13:16 #
On Nikon, the RAW (NEF) mode disables HDR. Shoot in JPEG. Or you could use a tripod and take multiple bracketed NEFs, merging them into HDR in Lightroom.
Aug 25, 2016 12:36:38 #
"This means shooting RAW or Tiff images, as these formats are both capable of 16-Bit which, while not infinite, gives us about 64,000 different levels of information." I always use manual settings for shooting HDR - not totally manual, but I shoot in NEF and decide on exposure steps and how many images to shoot.
http://photography.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-shoot-and-post-process-professional-hdr-photos-in-one-day--photo-55
http://photography.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-shoot-and-post-process-professional-hdr-photos-in-one-day--photo-55
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