How does it work? Is it superior to the automatic light balance setting of most cameras?
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The simple explanation is that you are taking a picture of the predominant light source first. The ExpoDisc diffuses the incoming light and puts it through a grey/white filter. Then you use the camera's ability to adjust the white balance by looking at this reference photo of the light's color shift from neutral grey and applying the needed corrections for that particular light source. The ExpoDisc website and YouTube have videos demonstrating it with different model cameras. The video tutorials also explain what is happening.
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You attach it to the lens (or hold it in place if you have an older version), and take a photo. Your camera has to be on the "PRE" setting for it to work. Works better than automatic.. And more constant, since automatic wb reads from the focal point, changing if you focus on other items, or when you move camera.Very easy to use. Much recommended! :)There are a few videos on their website and YouTube.
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It has worked quite well for me in several cases when white balance was a challenge. Helps bring true colors to your images taken in difficult light situations. Works well with my Canon 6D. I am glad I purchased it. I would recommend it to everyone.
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you can't expect to leave the camera on IA mode and have it do everything for you. Need to use manual modes to achieve the results that you want. Experiment with the manual modes and see what they do. Chances are in bright or low light situations your going to find that manual mode will get you the results you're looking for once you're familiar with the settings. Good Day mate.
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The camera has a button control for adjusting its background lighting. You can reduce the amount of light the camera receives from ambient light with the button control.
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It is excellent with standard lighting inside a home. Use the Scene Mode selection to adjust for low lighting. If you really need a light, purchase a camcorder battery powered light, attach it to the bottom of the camera.
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Manually...... I like that some cameras the flash just go's off and screws up the picture with to much light
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Based on a review of the owner's manual for this item, there is a flash/flashlight. In the settings menu, the user can "select a flashlight mode: [On], [Off] or [Auto]." In addition, "the camcorder has an automatic white-balance correction. This enables you to record both indoors and outdoors where the amount of light in the environment changes."
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For me, the Sunset preset works best for just about everything without flash. I do agree that it's hard to get satisfactory skin tones with the camera in most settings. However, I am so pleased with the results I get from the Sunset setting that I haven't been unhappy. I do mean to create an array of settings under the custom setting, but I haven't gotten around to figuring it out yet. To be clear, I'm a big fan of the camera: manual zoom and viewfinder are must-have features. I've taken thousands of nice pictures with this camera, bought refurbished from Amazon site for under 200 dollars.
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I have been trying to do that same thing. Some scenes get messed up by the auto-exposure. A couple steps down in the settings you can change how bright or dark the picture is but that pesky auto-exposure is still active. Let's hope if they ever put up another firmware update that they include that functionality like when they added the timer function.
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Yes. Dusk to dawn is just one of the settings / functions. How it determines light availablity is that it takes a picture at a certain interval to sense light or dark. When it senses that conditions are right, it goes back to taking pics at its set interval. You can also set it to take a picture every 2 seconds or whatever your preference is 24/7. You can also set on and off times manual. Caution: I bought mine in August. I was trying to catch a thief. I set mine to take a pic at 2 sec. intervals. When I reviewed the "video," it stopped playing and froze...a glitch in the software. Luckily I kept the file. I called the company and found that my camera did not ship with the latest software version, 4.5 I think. Once I did the free update, the video played through and we caught our thief. E-mailed the stills to the state police and off they went.
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That is simply a white balance setting. All.. I repeat.. ALL cameras will do that, if the white balance isn't set right. MOST cameras have a scene setting that include interiors that counter act the yellow red tint given off by regular light bulbs.
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This is just a tool to measure light so you have the best possible image to begin with. Depending on what you are shooting you may want to balance ambient light with flash. This help you. You can also measure the reflection of your subject and determine the best settings to shoot. In short this just helps take a good picture by giving you some information that will help set up your shot. This is a basic tool and there are more advanced tools out there. In my case sometimes I don't want to spend a lot of time fixing lighting issues in PS so I try to get the best balanced image during the shoot. When I don't care I will just shoot and fix in post. This is just a tool to measure light so you have the best possible image to begin with. Depending on what you are shooting you may want to balance ambient light with flash. This help you. You can also measure the reflection of your subject and determine the best settings to shoot. In short this just helps take a good picture by giving you some information that will help set up your shot. This is a basic tool and there are more advanced tools out there. In my case sometimes I don't want to spend a lot of time fixing lighting issues in PS so I try to get the best balanced image during the... » Read More This is just a tool to measure light so you have the best possible image to begin with. Depending on what you are shooting you may want to balance ambient light with flash. This help you. You can also measure the reflection of your subject and determine the best settings to shoot. In short this just helps take a good picture by giving you some information that will help set up your shot. This is a basic tool and there are more advanced tools out there. In my case sometimes I don't want to spend a lot of time fixing lighting issues in PS so I try to get the best balanced image during the shoot. When I don't care I will just shoot and fix in post. « Show Less
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Hello,On EXR and Auto mode I've found my images in low light to be sub par without using the flash - which then can unfortunately cause it's own set of problems. However, as I learn the camera I find adjusting the settings and really depending on the manual as a reference guide, along with youtube tutorial videos that my low and dim light photos are improving. I'm an Amateur at this stage of course but more advanced photographers would have an effortless time taking great shots in low light conditions. If you're shopping around check out the Panasonic FZ200 and the Sony DDSC-HX300 both have won tremendous accolades for low light performance. Hope this helps! Hello,On EXR and Auto mode I've found my images in low light to be sub par without using the flash - which then can unfortunately cause it's own set of problems. However, as I learn the camera I find adjusting the settings and really depending on the manual as a reference guide, along with youtube tutorial videos that my low and dim light photos are improving. I'm an Amateur at this stage of course but more advanced photographers would have an effortless time taking great shots in low light conditions. If you're shopping around check out the Panasonic FZ200 and the Sony... » Read More Hello,On EXR and Auto mode I've found my images in low light to be sub par without using the flash - which then can unfortunately cause it's own set of problems. However, as I learn the camera I find adjusting the settings and really depending on the manual as a reference guide, along with youtube tutorial videos that my low and dim light photos are improving. I'm an Amateur at this stage of course but more advanced photographers would have an effortless time taking great shots in low light conditions. If you're shopping around check out the Panasonic FZ200 and the Sony DDSC-HX300 both have won tremendous accolades for low light performance. Hope this helps! « Show Less
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yeah there is actually a setting that you can use for low light. i've used it in the dark and you can't even tell that you took it in the dark
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Thank you very much for the info. Should I go with the automatic setting or something else?
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I have my camera's IS on and the lenses off. I figure that it would do a better job. I have not tried it the other way. It would be an interesting test. I will let you know how it works out.
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There is a cog looking button (sun to everyone else i suppose ha) that you press once for a low light setting and the second for full illumination. It works wonderfully and stays lit until you're inactive a certain amount of time -- though I've never turning off prematurely.
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Yes it does work in auto setting, I also didn't find any distortion in my photos