Comments on: Alpha Live View in the studio - solved! http://www.photoclubalpha.com/2008/07/21/alpha-live-view-in-the-studio-solved/ Search this site - over 170 articles on Alpha system topics! Subscribe to our magazine too! Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:49:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: plevyadophy http://www.photoclubalpha.com/2008/07/21/alpha-live-view-in-the-studio-solved/#comment-1144 plevyadophy Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:02:04 +0000 http://www.photoclubalpha.com/?p=797#comment-1144 Thank you Sir, for drawing this matter to our attention. However, I have one concern; and that is that if Sony do implement some kind of auto gain that they may do it incorrectly. The way it should be done, is as it is done on the Sony Fxx series, and R1 cameras. How it works is this. If you are in manual mode and disable flash, then the live view will show you exactly what you would get as an ambient exposure. So for example, in a studio setting an exposure set to say F11 and 1/250s will result in a black screen/live view. This to my mind is exactly how it should act. However, if you maintain those exposure settings but then enable flash, auto gain takes over and brightens the live view so that you can see what you are doing. If the firmware fix results in the kind of scenario I have just outlined then that would be fine. If Sony make the mistake of giving us auto gain any time the camera is set to Manual exposure mode that would be a disaster. Thank you Sir, for drawing this matter to our attention.

However, I have one concern; and that is that if Sony do implement some kind of auto gain that they may do it incorrectly.

The way it should be done, is as it is done on the Sony Fxx series, and R1 cameras.

How it works is this.

If you are in manual mode and disable flash, then the live view will show you exactly what you would get as an ambient exposure. So for example, in a studio setting an exposure set to say F11 and 1/250s will result in a black screen/live view.

This to my mind is exactly how it should act.

However, if you maintain those exposure settings but then enable flash, auto gain takes over and brightens the live view so that you can see what you are doing.

If the firmware fix results in the kind of scenario I have just outlined then that would be fine. If Sony make the mistake of giving us auto gain any time the camera is set to Manual exposure mode that would be a disaster.

]]> By: Sonolta http://www.photoclubalpha.com/2008/07/21/alpha-live-view-in-the-studio-solved/#comment-1048 Sonolta Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:21:55 +0000 http://www.photoclubalpha.com/?p=797#comment-1048 I still have not picked up one of these LV cams...I do appreciate your info on these cams. To see my latest high ISO Sony A700 cuties please click on my link below. http://www.sonolta.com/sony-photos/v/sexy+cheerleader+photos/ No live view needed on those babes! -Sonolta I still have not picked up one of these LV cams…I do appreciate your info on these cams.

To see my latest high ISO Sony A700 cuties please click on my link below.

http://www.sonolta.com/sony-photos/v/sexy+cheerleader+photos/

No live view needed on those babes!

-Sonolta

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