M262

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Can you shoot black & white pix with the M262? I've scoured the user manual and couldn't find anything. Thanks in advance for any advice.

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[Adam Bonn]

yes you can set the camera JPEGs to bw and with the RAW edit it however you want it to look

[marchyman]

To expand on Adam's reply... the raw file will always contain the data captured by the image sensor which in the case of the M 262 is data filtered by a a color Bayer array.   Your image processing software will likely see that as a color image.  Some software may notice that you asked for B&W -- saturation set to B&W in the JPEG settings -- and convert the image to B&W for you.

If you want B&W out of the camera you'll need to set the File format to JPEG or DNG+JPEG and use the jpeg files created by the camera.

[a.noctilux]

It seems that I didn't find in my french manual either.

I never used the Monochrom jpeg from the M262, having the real thing as Monochrom (only ! ).

Found how to do it, a bit tricky, not really logical:

- in Menu - JPG Settings, Saturation then B&W (last line) , set

- SET button - File Format , JPG fine or DNG + JPG Fine

[kivis]

I shoot RAW then PP with DXO Filmpack. Dozens of B/W profiles.

 

[a.noctilux]

For "learner" (as I was, it can be used as guide for better B&W).

It WAS useful for me to see on LCD how the subject WOULD show in B&W.

With M262 without liveview, only way to go after taking the pic.

Or if B&W in later post PP can be planned.