Panasonic G7 - can't find option in the camera manual

alcelc wrote:

Brisn5757 wrote:

Aberaeron wrote:

There is a menu option that is called something like 'Live view boost' which gives a constant bright view. Make sure this is switched off. Thereafter both screens should show the potential image up to +-3EV. Outside that range a warning will blink at the bottom of the screen as long as you have settings view enabled by toggling 'Disp' button.

I think, but am not sure, that the 'constant preview' feature is for checking the depth of field more than the exposure. I'm not with the camera just now to remind myself properly.

Hi Aberaeron.

According to the manual the Constant Preview button allows the user to check the effects of the chosen aperture & shutter speed in the Manual Exposure mode.

I checked and it does alter the brightness of the monitor depending on the exposure but only in manual mode. However if I wanted to check the exposure I could switch from A, S or M mode to M mode to check the brightness of the picture.

Adjusting the Exposure Compensation also changes the brightness of the picture in the monitor but I seem to be able to alter the cameras speed only. Maybe there is a way that the aperture is adjusted instead of the shutter speed when adjusting the Exposure Compensation.

I have not come across something like "Live view boost" in the menu,

Brian

I think that Live View Boost is only something from Oly, not Pany.

Constant Preview, in fact has a different definition iunder newer Pany models inlcuding G7, and is an option allowing M mode to have live view. Be cautious, if under slow shutter speed like 1" or so, refresh rate of the live view would be reduced to laggy making operation difficult. IMHO, Constant Preview & M mode is not suitable under very low lighting environment (so on my GX7/85 have a C mode saved for the setting).

Under very slow shutter speed shooting, having Constant Preview=Off in M, we can activate Preview (it needs to be assigned to one of the fn keys) to have a live view similar, but more accurate, visual guide. Preview can also be activated under P/S/A etc which will is more accurate, and will not subject to the usual limitation of live view (e.g. for certain models when shutter speed >1/1000", live view will no longer work. Live view might also be hard to see when shooting strict into strong direct light).

Back to Live view. It is actually the only shooting mode of Pany cameras. But when under automatic (iA+/P) and semi-automatic shooting (A/S) modes, usually shooter might confused to have just seeing a bright enough evf/LCD no matter how we adjust the setting.

The reason is under auto modes, G7 would always use parameters to have a combined effect of center metering exposure (a correct exposure it so thinks), naturally the screen would always be bright enough. If it would be out of the camera's hardware limitation like ceiling ISO, f/stop, or shutter speed etc the scene would be stayed at the stage of the limit of parameters and blinks in red to signal the live view is no longer reliable.

Under semi-auto modes, when shooter sets an anchor parameter, G7 has a duty to take the corresponding value of the remaining parameters for a center metering exposure. Again it should always be well lit.

Please understand, live view is to display the sensor output. When the image has been set to using exposure for a properly exposed image, it would be so reflected in the live view.

Until we manually override the center metering, Live view will become to display a simulated image that is different to center metering (darker on -ev, brighter on +ev).

I suppose it explain how the live view work. I look at such bright scene (default) as a starting point for me to override the setting (by EC) to have an end product I desire.

Yes, sorry, I was thinking of my Olympus there. When I use both and have neither at hand, its difficult to remember which has which features.