High Dynamic Range (HDR)
Nov 25, 2013 08:21:29 #
PCity wrote:
Some Nikon DSLRs have an HDR feature where high co... (show quote)
When I want real HDR, I do it manually, with 3-5 shots of varying exposure.
I have a Sony WX9 P&S that automatically does a sort of HDR when it thinks it's necessary. It will take two or three shots and give me the best image that it can.
Nov 25, 2013 09:10:30 #
BboH wrote:
What I find interesting is the number of responses suggesting this or that PP program to merge the images when the question was about the IN-CAMERA feature.....
Am I missing something?
Am I missing something?
No, you're not, its just another example of people going 'off-piste' with their replies.
Nov 25, 2013 09:34:43 #
cyclespeed wrote:
Yes and yes. I have used the feature and with decent results. The key as you suggest is the tripod. No one I know who has tried the feature has had steady hands even when using the poor mans tripod of string from tripod screw to foot on ground pulled snugly. Without exact duplicate compositions the resulting image is disappointing.
Agree, have to use a tripod.. I tried HDR and don't particularly like it. Is an opinion!
Nov 25, 2013 09:49:03 #
13oct1931
Loc: Lebanon, Indiana
Picasa (photo process program) has an "HDR-ish" button; it works pretty well. It has saved more than one pic for me.
Alyn
P.S. I have touted the Olympus SP800 UZ for some time now. Found out a couple of days ago that it is NO LONGER IN PRODUCTION. Sad ! Could someone please play "Taps?"
Alyn
P.S. I have touted the Olympus SP800 UZ for some time now. Found out a couple of days ago that it is NO LONGER IN PRODUCTION. Sad ! Could someone please play "Taps?"
Nov 25, 2013 10:19:04 #
BboH wrote:
What I find interesting is the number of responses suggesting this or that PP program to merge the images when the question was about the IN-CAMERA feature.....
Am I missing something?
Am I missing something?
No. The question could be "Are you Canadian or American" and at least one reply would be "It's raining outside."
Nov 25, 2013 10:29:06 #
Is a tripod the best method for multiple exposure HDR? You bet! Can you take great HDR images without a tripod? You bet. If you hold your camera steady (like we all have been taught to do) and have good available light, Photomatix will align slightly off axis images to great result. See two below that were hand held shots. (D700/Mode:A/ISO:Auto Off).
Note alignment of tree branches and grass strands.
Note alignment of tree branches and grass strands.
Nov 25, 2013 10:44:08 #
I have tried the in camera HDR feature on a Canon S100 and on a Nikon D5100. Output is JPEG. It works kind of ok, but I wasn't very excited about it. Maybe it's just the thing for an emergency where need the photo to record or document an event and image quality is secondary.
Both cameras had some alignment capability so hand held is possible but tripod is better. But it seems to me that if one is willing to mess around with a tripod you might as well take the bracketed shots in RAW and process them later in some one of the HDR applications.
Both cameras had some alignment capability so hand held is possible but tripod is better. But it seems to me that if one is willing to mess around with a tripod you might as well take the bracketed shots in RAW and process them later in some one of the HDR applications.
Nov 25, 2013 11:34:59 #
I have a Sony nex-6 with auto HDR. The feature works well if you have a short exposure. My advice: up the ISO so you can shoot at the reciprocal of the lens focal length and brace the camera, then shoot the scene multiple times.
bill
bill
Nov 25, 2013 11:38:46 #
tiphareth51
Loc: Somewhere near North Pole, Alaska
I have used HDR to photograph ice sculptures with astonishing results. Yes, I do use a tripod as it is impossible to hand hold for the 3 shots to be taken. Even a minimal movement from breathing can impact the shots. It is good to know other photographers are also using the HDR process.
Nov 25, 2013 12:32:46 #
BboH wrote:
What I find interesting is the number of responses suggesting this or that PP program to merge the images when the question was about the IN-CAMERA feature.....
Am I missing something?
Am I missing something?
You should include the statement so that we know who you are talking to? I agree with you about the in camera HDR. I was thinking the in camera was taking the 3 or 5 picture bracket with different exposure and then using software to combine them. I phones do them in camera, but I did not know that cameras did them in camera. David
Nov 25, 2013 13:35:25 #
Nov 25, 2013 15:35:59 #
HDR is usually used when you are taking a certain kind of picture eg indoors with a bright window or veranda that you want to include or a night shot where a light fools your camera into a too quick an exposure to capture detail. It can be used to bring out detail in white clouds without darkening the rest of the scene. Often HDR is used to 'create' a picture that has an unnatural range of colours rather than light. Its a matter of taste and degree. Better to know why you want the effect rather than shooting randomly for the effect in my opinion.
Nov 25, 2013 16:29:30 #
cthahn wrote:
A tripod must be used. You are combining multiple pictures of the same photo files. They can not be different. The only way is to use a tripod. You can not hand hold two or more photos and expect them to be identical, except for exposure.
Well, I use the two-shot HDR handheld on my D800 all the time and don't have a problem with getting reasonable results. I don't see it as any different than image stabilization. I'm sure a tripod would help sharpness but that does not mean the handheld images aren't satisfactory.
On the other hand I don't find the results with it impressive. I have found Nikon's active D lighting does a better job in most instance I have tried. It does it's thing on one image.
Nov 25, 2013 16:30:59 #
Meives wrote:
You should include the statement so that we know who you are talking to? I agree with you about the in camera HDR. I was thinking the in camera was taking the 3 or 5 picture bracket with different exposure and then using software to combine them. I phones do them in camera, but I did not know that cameras did them in camera. David
Nikon uses a two-shot in-camera HDR in both my D5100 and D800, and possibly others. My D7000 did not have it but I wouldn't be surprised to find that fixed in the D7100.
That is what the question was about.
Some other manufacturers now have 3 shot in-camera HDR with more controls. I suspect all will soon.
Nov 25, 2013 16:48:39 #
RaydancePhoto wrote:
All of my Sony's have HDR built in. I have shot lots of HDR photos with them almost all hand held. The Sony software does a wonderful job of combining the images in camera, even hand held at a relatively slow SS it works great.
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Amen!
Same goes for my
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Dave in SD
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