Q2 compositional enhancement - firmware upgrade

[yakima]

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Although you can turn on the grid as a compositional aid in the viewfinder it would be helpful if you could select a 16:9 grid. I generally allow room for cropping in post production in Lightroom but if the subjects cannot be placed tightly within the frame it would help to have a 16:9 cropping grid to aid in composition. Not essential but grids are an easy addition to make in software.

[marchyman]

The Q switches to 16:9 when the video display is selected. Toggle through the various display modes using the center button of the 4 way controller.  Does the Q2 do the same?

You do lose the various info displays and the image will be in color even if you've otherwise selected monochrome.

[yakima]

The various display modes toggle with the centre button. You can display a horizon line or the grid that splits the display into thirds (ie. 9 boxes). I never use the video function but I think it would help having a 16:9 grid for stills (not blanking the screen just overlaying a grid onto the full display area). Would be useful if you intend to present the images on a standard 16:9 television (through Apple TV in my case).