Hard to see EVF in bright sunlight?
Apr 30, 2021 21:00:31 #
I was out with one of my Fuji mirrorless bodies today when the sun was very bright. I found it very very difficult to see the EVF. I’m not sure if it would’ve helped to go into full manual and turn off preview exposure, but it was just a cookout and I only wanted to snapshoot, and as I said I don’t know if it would’ve helped to go into manual mode or not. I’m sure I’m not the first one to experience this. What solutions would you suggest? I found myself wishing I had taken my DSLR.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Apr 30, 2021 21:10:59 #
I can't speak for your model as you didn't say specifically, but when I have my full-frame Sony a7II held to my eye in a shooting position, the EVF is just as easy to 'see' as the viewfinder on a DSLR. If your model has the similar view finder you can hold (and shade) when held to your eye, you need to look at your exposure settings as you likely had the exposure blown-out in the bright light. The ISO / Shutter / Aperture should have been visible on the camera body as well as displayed in the EVF. You would then consider your shooting mode and whether to adjust the aperture, shutter and / or ISO to bring the exposure back toward 'normal'. As a last result, there's always AUTO to let the camera decide.
Apr 30, 2021 21:21:53 #
May 1, 2021 01:37:56 #
Rab-Eye wrote:
I was out with one of my Fuji mirrorless bodies to... (show quote)
For snapshots, possibly the best you ever snapped, just dial up the “Green Mode” and aim it without using any viewfinder at all. If you lack confidence in that, do it as slow bursts and alter your aim a bit higher and lower to CYA. If you’re not practicing your Hail Mary, you’re only half the photographer you could be (and *should* be).
May 1, 2021 06:33:55 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
Rab-Eye wrote:
I was out with one of my Fuji mirrorless bodies to... (show quote)
On my Sony, I can turn off the "live view display" and then my live view becomes very bright, it no longer shows what your final image will look like, but the exposure does not change, it just makes the live view very bright.
I have assigned this to a button on the back of my Sony, so if a bird comes out of the deep shadows, I push the button and the bird is very bright and I can track it much better.
So, in other words, with the push of a button, my mirrorless then acts like a DSLR.
I do not know if Fuji offers this in their custom menu. But I have found it a real advantage on my Sony.
May 1, 2021 06:42:23 #
Rab-Eye wrote:
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Odd, I find my EVF on the R5 to be incredible, eats through batteries but the utility of it is amazing. If your eye and face are covering the view finder I don't know how the sun could be effecting it. I rarely use the screen but I also have about 10 batteries left over from previous bodies that I keep fully charged and rotate them as I use them. Never leave the house with fewer than 4 batteries, 2 loads for my grip.
May 1, 2021 06:49:37 #
When you say "EVF" (electronic view finder) are your referring to the eyepiece or the rear screen? The screen is referred to as the viewscreen whereas the eyepiece is referred to as the viewfinder (whether it's optical or electronic). If it's the viewscreen that's giving you problems in bright sunlight, the only option is to use the viewfinder - which should work regardless of how bright the sun is. Even when set to full brightness the viewscreen will be difficult to see in bright sunlight.
May 1, 2021 07:39:05 #
Rab-Eye wrote:
I was out with one of my Fuji mirrorless bodies to... (show quote)
Do you cover the viewfinder fully with your eye?
May 1, 2021 07:50:31 #
Rab-Eye wrote:
I was out with one of my Fuji mirrorless bodies to... (show quote)
Were you wearing glasses when looking through the EVF? Is so the gap between your face and the viewfinder may have been allowing the bright light to wash out the view. Try adjusting the diopter on the eyepiece so you can see without your glasses.
May 1, 2021 07:54:23 #
If you really mean "EVF" can't you brighten it up in Menu? I would have expected that once you put your eye to the viewfinder, then your head would have shaded it from the sun (if the sun was behind you). Or are you talking monitor rather than EVF?
As an interest point, the EVF on my Panny GX8 swivels up/down through 45 degrees, which could negate your prob.
As an interest point, the EVF on my Panny GX8 swivels up/down through 45 degrees, which could negate your prob.
May 1, 2021 09:21:25 #
If see two possibilities. By "viewfinder" you mean "screen", which explains it, or, in the very bright sunlight you describe, with a WYSIWYG finder, your settings are way overexposed, and the image is washed out.
May 1, 2021 09:46:23 #
For those of us who have been lucky enough to start with film and doing our own developing and printing, moving to digital and now migrating (slowly and cautiously for me) to mirrorless, there is a learning curve before things become second nature. I am not too proud to say that it's taking me quite some time (about 18 months) to get more in-sync with my Z6, but I've recently added to my S lens collection to make it more enticing, and I'm getting there, one step at a time. Although I realize that Mirrorless will most likely be our future, it was not until Nikon announced development of the Z9 that I began pushing myself. There are things I don't like and things I like quite a bit, so I'm on-a-roll. Will I buy a Z9? Depends. Best of luck.
May 1, 2021 09:49:52 #
tcthome
Loc: NJ
CHG_CANON wrote:
I can't speak for your model as you didn't say spe... (show quote)
With that said, what was the op's light meter reading?
May 1, 2021 11:59:27 #
R.G. wrote:
When you say "EVF" (electronic view finder) are your referring to the eyepiece or the rear screen? ...
My thoughts as well! I have never had problems with an EVF but definitely with the rear screen.
May 1, 2021 15:09:30 #
cjc2 wrote:
For those of us who have been lucky enough to star... (show quote)
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