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EM 10 ll. Gradation setting?
Jan 25, 2021 12:53:07   #
kenArchi Loc: Seal Beach, CA
 
I cannot find this feature in the menu.
I would like to see what options this feature has.
Do you know how I can find it?

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Jan 25, 2021 18:21:42   #
Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington
 
Pages 68 and 70 of your user manual. It's under "processing options/picture mode/fine adjustments to tone."

Tip: keep a pdf of your user manual on your computer so you can do a word search via the "Find" (ctrl-F) feature. It took me 15 seconds to find your answer šŸ˜

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Jan 25, 2021 19:51:57   #
kenArchi Loc: Seal Beach, CA
 
Thank you Linda.
Will download pdf manual to my phone

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Jan 25, 2021 19:55:11   #
kenArchi Loc: Seal Beach, CA
 
Well, dog gone it. Right in front of me.
I been searching in the menus.

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Jan 25, 2021 22:10:06   #
User ID
 
kenArchi wrote:
Well, dog gone it. Right in front of me.
I been searching in the menus.


You mean the external control with the curved line on it ? Never knew that it had a name !

I always set it to ā€œrise fast, level out, and rise againā€ for shadows & highlights.

The mid tone I seldom ever vary from a straight sloped line, corner to corner.

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Jan 26, 2021 09:20:16   #
camerapapi Loc: Miami, Fl.
 
I never play with gradations on mine. I prefer to use Curves in post.

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Jan 26, 2021 12:02:05   #
wdross Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado
 
camerapapi wrote:
I never play with gradations on mine. I prefer to use Curves in post.


It can be useful ahead of shooting particular scenes. Haven't hardly used it, but it is there for before and after shooting. Again, I feel Olympus cameras have the most control for shooting situations, especially once one learns the where all the controls are (such as Super Control Panel, exterior buttons, etc.), the relative ease of those controls over the scroll menus, and uses them.

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Jan 26, 2021 12:21:47   #
kenArchi Loc: Seal Beach, CA
 
So now I have to learn how to use it for different subjects.
Do you have any ideas to get me started?
Thank you

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Jan 26, 2021 14:27:19   #
wdross Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado
 
kenArchi wrote:
So now I have to learn how to use it for different subjects.
Do you have any ideas to get me started?
Thank you


One quick thought is where the scene is high key or low key for all of the shoot. There are many other situations too.

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Jan 27, 2021 06:00:51   #
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kenArchi wrote:
So now I have to learn how to use it for different subjects.
Do you have any ideas to get me started?
Thank you

Donā€™t associate it with subject matter. Adjust for scene DR and lighting. Itā€™s a response curve, so use is self evident. Since ISO affects DR you may want to also adjust it for ISO.

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