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Switch to Sony for HDR Reasons? G7X vs RX100 M3/M4

Started Jun 24, 2015 | Discussions
phazelag
phazelag Veteran Member • Posts: 3,376
Re: Switch to Sony for HDR Reasons? G7X vs RX100 M3/M4

The HDR on my Sony RX100M3 and RX10 is very cartoony even in the low setting.  The DRO setting works fine, but honestly I do the same shooting in raw and adjust to taste.

If HDR is your thing you can either make them yourself old school style with 3-7 shots, or just use snapseed HDR scape on your phone.

I hope canon works it out but I wouldnt switch for that personally.

I would happily trade you.

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phazelag
phazelag Veteran Member • Posts: 3,376
I take it back.

Actually this HDR looks better than I thought now that its loaded but I do prefer the non HDR.  I could doctor up the HDR version but that defeats the purpose of in camera.   What Canon and Sony should do is allow in camera raw processing like my Olympus, Panasonic, and Ricoh.  I can make nice in camera JPEGs with the dynamic range I want.

Here is a NON HDR as it looked from the camera just cropped and the HDR.

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OP greenarcher86 New Member • Posts: 15
Re: I take it back.

I don't intend to get cartoony/overly-saturated photos when I use HDR. I just want something what the iPhone 6, S6 or Note 4 does which is balance out the lighting in all sections of the photo. It's been a while since I got my last digital camera (S90) and it's been how many years since HDR has been incorporated into smartphones. I just can't understand why camera makers can't or won't feature the same technology. Moreover, it just takes a few milliseconds longer for these smartphones to take an HDR shot versus a normal one.

The samples here that show HDR on and off is exactly the limitations of my cameras and why I want to get a new one that will solve this problem (without post processing): http://maxcnash.com/sony-rx100-iii-in-review-the-best-performing-compact-is-back-with-a-vengeance/

As you can see the photo isn't cartoony at all. It's "just right".

And no, I don't believe smartphones can replace digital cameras just yet.

NIK11 Senior Member • Posts: 2,827
Re: Switch to Sony for HDR Reasons? G7X vs RX100 M3/M4

greenarcher86 wrote:

I'm really puzzled with Canon. How can one of the pioneers and landmark companies in digital photography not be able to do something what all mobile phones can today...

I played around with my friend's RX100M3 and the colors are really too far off from Canon's.

Guess I just have to wait until Canon learns how to do HDR the right way...

Canon still make very good cameras but they have lost ground on processing speed which affects multi-shot options like HDR, and not to mention their woeful omission of built-in EVF's. I suspect the substantial lens correction software on the G7X saps all the processing power, hence slow RAW write times.

Having said that, the mediocre HDR performance will likely affect most user's usage not one jot. I found with the RX100 the novelty of having 6stops available sounded wonderful on paper, but in practice was rarely, if ever needed, and the auto DR function never seemed to deliver more than 2 stops in extreme light.

As I said earlier, the Canon I-contrast is a better option IMO for highlight retention with jpegs. So there are compromises to consider for both of the OP's options.

Nick

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