Panny G9 questions: I.S. and exposure weight

scphoto wrote:

scphoto wrote:

I have two questions regarding the Panny G9:

1. When I am shooting in animal/bird/human detect mode, if I have exposure set to "center weighted", is the center weighted point the center of the image ... OR ... is the center weighted area the focus point? Prior to animal/bird/human detect mode being available, I typically put the subject in the center, half pressed the shutter button (locking exposure & focus), recompose and then fully press the shutter button to take the shot. Since I started using animal/bird detect for wildlife, I've been using the "multiple" exposure mode. However, I prefer to be in control of what I want exposed properly and not turn that task over to the camera's firmware.

2. When I use the G9 with the PL100-400, can I have sensor image stabilization ON, but have the lens stabilization off? When I have the lens mounted on the camera and image stabilization is ON in the camera menu ... AND ... the lens switch is set to stabilization, I see an icon on my LCD display that says "Dual 2". But when I turn it off on the lens, the icon changes to OFF. To me that means both in body and in lens are OFF because I turned it off on the lens only. (One may ask why I want to do this? Good queston. When shooting moving wildlife (e.g., flying birds) I use a fast shutter speed (1/2500 sec) with stabilization OFF because I'm under the impression that IOS interferes with getting sharp focus. However, maybe there's an alternative to everything ON or everything OFF. I'd like to experiment with this, if the two can be set independently with the G9 and the PL100-400.

Thanks,

I only got two responses to my questions (see above) regarding what "center weighted" means when my Panny G9 camera is picking the focus area as in human/animal detect mode ... and ... the operation of of IBIS when OIS is turned off on the PL 100-400mm lens.

Thanks to alcelc and windmillgolfer for responding but their answers seem to be either unsure or in conflict.

Anyone else want to give these two questions a try?

I'm a G9, Aperture mode, center weighted average metering user, & the metering does seem to follow the focus area around, from what I've observed. Not going to make definitive, conclusive, set in stone statements, just what I've observed. Center weighted average is my favorite, even on other brands. I just seem to get along with it best.

Edit -it's not hard to test for yourself, pop the camera in A mode, hold the camera stationary, half press the shutter, then let go to get the meter active, move the AF point around the screen/EVF & watch the shutter speed changing.

Edit 2 -it also seems dependent on which AF point style you choose. The metering changes with pinpoint AF point selected, but not one area even with the smallest focus box. I almost always use pinpoint, that's why I noticed it