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RAW Switch - is it better to have it on the outside of the camera, or do you prefer it layered into the menus?
Feb 26, 2018 02:48:13 #
Feb 26, 2018 05:38:48 #
Chris T wrote:
Better on the outside - no?
If it's a switch, it would have to be on the outside.
Feb 26, 2018 07:20:14 #
Once I set it, it usually never changes. It would be a waste for me as a switch on the outside.
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Feb 26, 2018 09:47:58 #
Camera engineers have to make that decision based on what they think the majority of their camera users would need. You can't put an adjustment for EVERYTHING on the outside of the camera.
Having said that, all my Nikon digital cameras had the ability to change mode from jpg to raw using a button and a knob (which I would interpret as outside) OR using a menu selection (inside). Once I set it to raw it rarely gets changed.
Having said that, all my Nikon digital cameras had the ability to change mode from jpg to raw using a button and a knob (which I would interpret as outside) OR using a menu selection (inside). Once I set it to raw it rarely gets changed.
Feb 26, 2018 09:55:55 #
DirtFarmer wrote:
Camera engineers have to make that decision based on what they think the majority of their camera users would need. You can't put an adjustment for EVERYTHING on the outside of the camera.
Having said that, all my Nikon digital cameras had the ability to change mode from jpg to raw using a button and a knob (which I would interpret as outside) OR using a menu selection (inside). Once I set it to raw it rarely gets changed.
Having said that, all my Nikon digital cameras had the ability to change mode from jpg to raw using a button and a knob (which I would interpret as outside) OR using a menu selection (inside). Once I set it to raw it rarely gets changed.
No, you can't - can you, Dirt?
It just seems to me - a RAW switch on the outside (lever or button) is just one of those many things, it'd be more logical to have on the outside ....
And, the simpler it is, to implement - the better ....
Feb 26, 2018 09:57:36 #
Winslowe wrote:
If it's a switch, it would have to be on the outside.
I guess, Winslowe ... a button, or a lever ... would probably be best, huh?
Feb 26, 2018 09:59:32 #
Longshadow wrote:
Once I set it, it usually never changes. It would be a waste for me as a switch on the outside.
Really, Bill?
You never change it to JPGs, huh?
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Feb 26, 2018 10:16:25 #
Chris T wrote:
I guess, Winslowe ... a button, or a lever ... would probably be best, huh?
Inside the camera??
Feb 26, 2018 10:23:32 #
Winslowe wrote:
Inside the camera??
Most DSLRs feature a RAW setting in the menu system.
Some, like the Pentax K-50 (shown in the avatar) have a button on the outside of the camera.
I prefer this arrangement, as I quite often make the change, back and forth ...
You sound like you didn't know the setting was in the menus, on most DSLRs, Winslowe ....
Feb 26, 2018 10:39:29 #
bpulv
Loc: Buena Park, CA
Chris T wrote:
Better on the outside - no?
I have a camera with two flash memory cards (Nikon D800). Since Nikon gives me the option of independently choosing how each card is used, an external switch does not make sense. Also, I always shoot in raw.
Feb 26, 2018 10:46:02 #
bpulv wrote:
I have a camera with two flash memory cards (Nikon D800). Since Nikon gives me the option of independently choosing how each card is used, an external switch does not make sense. Also, I always shoot in raw.
Yes, Bart ... I have two Nikons, which employ Dual Cards - the D7000 and the D7100 ... and yes - they can both be set up that way, in the menus ...
But, cameras w/o that kind of arrangement, are probably better served by the exterior button ... (can be seen in the avatar, here)
Feb 26, 2018 11:56:27 #
Chris T wrote:
Really, Bill?
You never change it to JPGs, huh?
You never change it to JPGs, huh?
You asked about a RAW button/switch...
I store RAW+JPEG.
If I know I'll want a crap-load of fast successive shots, I'll temporarily turn RAW off.
Feb 26, 2018 12:20:19 #
Longshadow wrote:
You asked about a RAW button/switch...
I store RAW+JPEG.
If I know I'll want a crap-load of fast successive shots, I'll temporarily turn RAW off.
I store RAW+JPEG.
If I know I'll want a crap-load of fast successive shots, I'll temporarily turn RAW off.
But, isn't it easier to do that, Bill ... with an exterior switch?
Feb 26, 2018 12:42:21 #
bikertut
Loc: Kingsville, MO
Chris T wrote:
But, isn't it easier to do that, Bill ... with an exterior switch?
Chris, yes it would be easier which is exactly why I would not want an exterior switch. I don’t want to accidentally switch off of raw and end up with a days worth of jpegs. I have enough trouble keeping the focus selector on the correct sensor as an example. Granted I am a beginner using a Nikon D3100.
Feb 26, 2018 12:42:48 #
Chris T wrote:
Most DSLRs feature a RAW setting in the menu system.
Some, like the Pentax K-50 (shown in the avatar) have a button on the outside of the camera.
I prefer this arrangement, as I quite often make the change, back and forth ...
You sound like you didn't know the setting was in the menus, on most DSLRs, Winslowe ....
Some, like the Pentax K-50 (shown in the avatar) have a button on the outside of the camera.
I prefer this arrangement, as I quite often make the change, back and forth ...
You sound like you didn't know the setting was in the menus, on most DSLRs, Winslowe ....
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