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Ben Herrmann wrote:

...of the M10.

For example, here are two quick shots - nothing special - taken of our little home at 3:13 PM in the afternoon. The southern USA heat (Carolina's) and haze were unbearable and the contrasts were off the charts. The temp was 97 degrees F. The skies appeared white while I was shooting. I shot these in RAW mode. I intentionally stood in the extreme shadows around my house, thus fooling the camera into overexposing. I often use these scenes to test the DR of any camera I buy. So the M10 pleasantly surprised me here.

There are two sets of images below - the first photo in each set is the untouched converted RAW file (heavy highlight overexposure). The 2nd photo in each set is the adjusted (in lightroom) file after post processing. I'm impressed with the DR of the M10.

Regardless of camera I use (unless I use spot metering, in which case the shadows would be totally dark), the results are always the same (when standing in this shaded spot). I wind up with overexposures due to the extremes of the highlighted areas in the background, and where I'm standing. So this scene resulted in this view.

But with some adjustments in Lightroom, this M10 file looked really, really good - I'm impressed with the DR, although I read in one review where the reviewer said it didn't have much DR capabilities. I'd have to respectfully disagree.

In this scene, every camera I use will overexpose pretty harshly unless I either dial in -1 exposure compensation, or use a spot meter and meter on the highlights (thus resulting in my shadows being totally dark). So this is what I can expect in most cases - while standing in this sport during mid-day and on - while using matrix or multi-segment metering.

But again, with the adjustments in Lightroom, it didn't take much at all to return the actual feel for the scene. I'm very impressed with the DR capabilities of this entry level M10.

Thank you for this!