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jaapv · 01/27/07, 12:08 PM

The info screen shows the overexposed areas in red, but those are the areas that are blown out in the Jpeg conversion. If you want to see the areas that are REALLY overexposed, hold the play button, push the arrow buttons right and left in succession. The thumbnail will show the DNG overexposed areas for a short while.

Hans Roggen · 01/27/07, 02:11 PM

Cool! How did you figure this out, or is it in the manual that i never read?

Hans

guy_mancuso · 01/27/07, 02:15 PM

Hmmm. Need to try this one

Bernd Banken · 01/27/07, 02:21 PM

when I remember well, for Apple software it's named Easter Egg

Cheers
Bernd

scott kirkpatrick · 01/27/07, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bernd Banken

when I remember well, for Apple software it's named Easter Egg

Cheers
Bernd

Easter Eggs are an old tradition in software, not only from Apple. It's some completely unthinkable combination of inputs which clears your screen, brings up a picture of the development team raising steins of beer in a toast, and lists all their names. Maybe it also plays their favorite song, if there is enough room on the ROM. By extension, the tricky sequences which move you to a screen showing the firmware version down to its specific release date, the number of shutter firings, and other diagnostic log information that might be needed for repair technicians is what some of us are looking for now.

scott

marknorton · 01/27/07, 03:28 PM

I used to develop Supermarket Checkout systems for IBM and one of my colleagues programmed in a key sequence at the checkout terminal which scrolled "I Love Elaine" across the 2 * 20 character display.

They were divorced two years later, but the "function" remained there for the life of the product.

jaapv · 01/27/07, 04:15 PM

It is simple. You switch pictures-and back. The firmware needs time to convert to Jpeg. During that time the overexposure warning draws on DNG for its input.

Shootist · 01/27/07, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaapv

The info screen shows the overexposed areas in red, but those are the areas that are blown out in the Jpeg conversion. If you want to see the areas that are REALLY overexposed, hold the play button, push the arrow buttons right and left in succession. The thumbnail will show the DNG overexposed areas for a short while.

Tried that and all I get is the previous or next image or nothing. Oh well.

jaapv · 01/28/07, 03:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shootist

Tried that and all I get is the previous or next image or nothing. Oh well.

My bad!! I meant the INFO button!!!! instead of the play button!

j. borger · 01/28/07, 09:21 AM

Should not you set your jpeg settings to lowest possible contrast (preferably none) to get a reliable indication of blown outs in the DNG files ..... ?

jaapv · 01/28/07, 04:43 PM

The LCD is unreliable (on any digital camera. Therefore there is a overexposure warning feature in the thumbnail in the info screen.

j. borger · 01/28/07, 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaapv

The LCD is unreliable (on any digital camera. Therefore there is a overexposure warning feature in the thumbnail in the info screen.

I know .. but on the R-D1 there is much less flickering of highlights if you set the Jpegs to lowest possible contrast ... a situation as close as possible to raw!
I assume this to be the same on the M8 .. but did not try.

jaapv · 01/28/07, 05:37 PM

I see what you mean now - it may well be so on the M8 as well, seeing that it apparently reads its highlights from the Jpeg file.

Riley · 01/28/07, 05:48 PM

Olympus feature highlight blowouts and heavy contrast in flashing red and blue
is it anything like that ?

( i can remember is the flight sim easter egg built into Excel )

jaapv · 01/28/07, 06:48 PM

Yes- something like that. Canon has decent white and black, Leica red.

01/27/07, 12:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
jaapv Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 09/14/04 Location: Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands Posts: 6,667	Little highlight trick on the M8 The info screen shows the overexposed areas in red, but those are the areas that are blown out in the Jpeg conversion. If you want to see the areas that are REALLY overexposed, hold the play button, push the arrow buttons right and left in succession. The thumbnail will show the DNG overexposed areas for a short while. __________________ Jaap WWW.JAAPVPHOTOGRAPHY.EU Skype: JAAPVPHOTOGRAPHY

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marknorton Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 11/12/02 Posts: 5,417	Re: AW: Little highlight trick on the M8 I used to develop Supermarket Checkout systems for IBM and one of my colleagues programmed in a key sequence at the checkout terminal which scrolled "I Love Elaine" across the 2 * 20 character display. They were divorced two years later, but the "function" remained there for the life of the product. __________________ Mark

01/27/07, 04:15 PM	#7 (permalink)
jaapv Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 09/14/04 Location: Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands Posts: 6,667	AW: Little highlight trick on the M8 It is simple. You switch pictures-and back. The firmware needs time to convert to Jpeg. During that time the overexposure warning draws on DNG for its input. __________________ Jaap WWW.JAAPVPHOTOGRAPHY.EU Skype: JAAPVPHOTOGRAPHY

01/28/07, 09:21 AM	#10 (permalink)
j. borger Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 08/28/06 Posts: 837	AW: Little highlight trick on the M8 Should not you set your jpeg settings to lowest possible contrast (preferably none) to get a reliable indication of blown outs in the DNG files ..... ?

01/28/07, 04:43 PM	#11 (permalink)
jaapv Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 09/14/04 Location: Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands Posts: 6,667	AW: Little highlight trick on the M8 The LCD is unreliable (on any digital camera. Therefore there is a overexposure warning feature in the thumbnail in the info screen. __________________ Jaap WWW.JAAPVPHOTOGRAPHY.EU Skype: JAAPVPHOTOGRAPHY

01/28/07, 05:37 PM	#13 (permalink)
jaapv Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 09/14/04 Location: Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands Posts: 6,667	AW: Little highlight trick on the M8 I see what you mean now - it may well be so on the M8 as well, seeing that it apparently reads its highlights from the Jpeg file. __________________ Jaap WWW.JAAPVPHOTOGRAPHY.EU Skype: JAAPVPHOTOGRAPHY

01/28/07, 05:48 PM	#14 (permalink)
Riley Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 09/17/06 Location: Adelaide Hills, Australia Posts: 1,613	Re: Little highlight trick on the M8 Olympus feature highlight blowouts and heavy contrast in flashing red and blue is it anything like that ? ( i can remember is the flight sim easter egg built into Excel ) __________________ Riley Id give my right arm to be ambidextrous

01/28/07, 06:48 PM	#15 (permalink)
jaapv Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 09/14/04 Location: Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands Posts: 6,667	AW: Little highlight trick on the M8 Yes- something like that. Canon has decent white and black, Leica red. __________________ Jaap WWW.JAAPVPHOTOGRAPHY.EU Skype: JAAPVPHOTOGRAPHY

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