Questions tagged [dynamic-range]
The complete range of of lighting from total darkness to maximum saturation that a sensor or film is capable of capturing without extreme measures such as graduated neutral density filters or HDR.
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When is it better to use HDR rather than just pulling extremes from a RAW file?
When I shoot in raw instead of jpeg, I can bring out the darks and suppress the lights very easily for pretty much every picture I shoot when I edit in Lightroom. Since HDR is meant to capture detail ...
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If, brightness → dynamic range... white balance → what?
Different things have different brightness levels. And with a normal camera, when we set more exposure to show details in the shadows, the already existing-details blow out. And vice versa — when we ...
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Dynamic Range and ISO capabilities - Canon / Nikon
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I have a Canon 550d (T2i) and sometimes shoot bands in small venues using Canon 85mm 1.8 or a 1.8 nifty fifty. Usually this is at 3200 ISO and wide open. Results can be OK ...
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How can I maintain brightness in a landscape without overexposing the sky?
I'm an amateur photographer learning to take good shots. I need some advise for shooting landscapes in bright daylight. Here's a picture that I've taken from my camera:
I took this picture from my ...
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Why don't cameras show an "accurate" histogram?
Why don't cameras show a histogram based on the RAW data rather than on the JPG preview?
I know that a RAW file is not a viewable image and can't be displayed without applying curves and defining how ...
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16-bit wysiwyg image? Not RAW [duplicate]
I like the dynamic range of RAW files, but I don't want raw sensor data, but I don't want 8-bit jpegs. What can I do to get the desired result?
Request camera manufacturers to allow TIFF file ...
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How to take a tunnel photo with a model inside the tunnel?
I recently bought Nikon D7200. A good camera. But I feel a great challenge while taking a photo of a model standing in the middle of the tunnel. The tunnel is short and outside the tunnel is a ...
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Can the same sensor have different dynamic range and color depth in different camera makes?
The Nikon D7000 and Sony A55 were found to have the same sensor.
But during testing, which I understand is subjective- DxoMark (dubious reputation, I'm aware) revealed that the D7000 has a much ...
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How can I maximizing dynamic range without postprocessing?
How can I maximize the amount of detail captured in both dark and light objects in the same photo? I don't have the option of post-processing, so "traditional" HDR is not possible.
If I reduce ...
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Are the stops of the dynamic range of a cameras sensor the same as the stops the light meter shows?
My name is Elefterios and I am studying photography and audiovisuals.
Currently I'm on my last year doing my thesis project related to timelapse.
On the HDR Timelapse chapter I'm writing a short ...
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Which print medium has the highest dynamic range?
I am curious as to what dynamic range can be achieved with, let's say, glossy vs. matte paper or other media such as metal or acrylic prints.
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Are HDR movies in cinemas displayed in linear colorspace? [closed]
It seems to me that a projector using a bright enough light source should be capable of displaying a HDR picture without the need to do any tone mapping. A transparency can have an opacity ranging ...
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How has the dynamic range of black & white prints changed in the last 70 years?
I've recently been studying black and white photographs to learn how to understand the qualities found in the kinds of photos by Weston, Bullock etc. I've been making a point of looking at prints in ...
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What factors affect the dynamic range of a sensor?
I understand what dynamic range is, but I'm interested in what it is that allows different sensors to have increased dynamic range over other sensors.
For example, the classic explanation of a sensor ...
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Who publishes standardized camera specs?
Is there any online resource that provides camera specs that adhere to ISO standards?
ISO has published many standards for camera specs:
Tonal response ISO 14524:2009: Methods for measuring opto-...
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How do the Canon 5DS R and 5D Mark III compare in dynamic range?
Canon 5DS R vs 5D Mark III (current camera) — Is the dynamic range the same? Should I move to a Sony sensor? More megapixels is good, but Sony sensors (Sony A7R II/Nikon D810/Pentax 645Z) have bigger/...
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How does the GoPro achieve such high dynamic range?
Everyone who's used a GoPro knows that you can easily shoot a photo or movie with the sun right in the field of view and still get a very well exposed picture, including a blue sky.
Such a thing is ...
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Real world Dynamic Range
I am confused with the science of electronics, regarding cameras and sensors. I have read the posts and answers here and elsewhere. All I walk away with is the electronic specs of cameras and sensors. ...
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How do the 11+ stops of dynamic range from a modern DSLR fit into the 10 stops of the zone system?
Adams's Zone System uses 11 zones. Zone 0 is pure black in the print and zone X is the tone (or “pure white”) of the paper without any additional density. The distance between each zone is one stop / ...
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Does A RAW file exist containing the full dynamic range of a natural scene with a ratio of 100,000:1?
I've just read Karl Lang's excellent whitepaper - Rendering the Print:
the Art of Photography. In it, he mentions that the ratio of light to dark in a 'natural scene' can have a ratio of 100,000:1, a ...
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What are the dynamic ranges of commonly available 35mm film?
I searched on google for a good chunk of time, but I haven't been able to find a reliable source of the dynamic range of many, if any, color negative films.
I'm curious about any/all 35mm films that ...
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Why are details lost when dynamic range is high?
I have read in many blogs and forums that when we have a larger dynamic range, we may lose details. Of course, I have experienced completely white areas in taking ...
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How to shoot bright purple lights against an overall dark scene?
I've recently shot the following photo (f/8, 4.0 s., ISO 100):
In post-processing, it appeared that:
The magenta channel was practically blown out, and I had a choice to either reduce/desaturate the ...
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How many exposure stops can I "recover" from a RAW file?
I shoot RAW because the Pros say "shoot RAW". I also shoot bracketed because in a lot of situations (landscape for instance) I can blend them and expose both the terrain and sky correctly.
But my ...
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How to adjust exposure for both the sky and the landscape?
I am using Canon 600D. I am facing a problem in composing, where I will be taking pics at mid day with full of sunlight, half of my frame filled with with sky and other half any scenery (may be a ...
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How can an electronic shutter reduce dynamic range?
I read a recent review of a camera which can use either its mechanical shutter or an electronic shutter. The review mentions a problem they noticed with the mechanical shutter, and then notes that the ...
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Is there a camera which can capture all shades from dark foreground to bright background?
Question: Is there a camera that can capture all the shades of a dark foreground object as well as a bright background?
I am trying to take a picture of my black cat against a bright summer sky. My ...
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Will black level of one sensor reduce its dynamic range?
For one camera, the black level of the sensor will make the output non-zero when it is covered. For example the output of the sensor is 10bit and black level is 63, if the output is reduced by black ...
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When to expose for the shadows vs expose for the highlights?
I'm a beginner photographer and I have read articles that advocate exposing to the right (ETTR) and articles that advocate exposure to the left (ETTL), and this has left me quite confused. I assume ...
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Would scanning the same negative at different exposures give a better result?
For a while I have got developed and scanned my 35mm negatives by a lab/shop. The quality of the scans is not satisfying me (a lot of noise and images are not sharp). I was thinking of buying a film ...
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Can I extend dynamic range by underexposing and then downsampling ("binning") my images?
In microscopy we often can sacrifice spatial resolution to collect more photons per pixel. Using sCMOS sensor and binning by factor of 2, we can get bump (up to 4x) in our signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). ...
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How many stops are there between middle gray and white point?
I’m trying to wrap my head around the relation between exposure, dynamic range, stops of light, and middle gray. I’m going to ask several questions on that topic. Some of them can be stupid or ...
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What is the relationship between ARW delta compression and dynamic range?
I read this article about the fact that Sony AWR is not a lossless RAW format, but, rather, an 11-bit + 7 delta compression.
According to DXOmark, the dynamic range of A7r is 14.1, as opposed to 14....
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Gain Factors and Dynamic Ranges of Digital Cameras [duplicate]
I am a student working on a construction method for under sampled images. I am looking for a group of text books, papers, or web sites that would give me further understanding on how digital cameras ...
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How can I improve a landscape photo with deep shadows in post-production?
This is a photo that I've taken in Ani, near Armenia:
The problem of this photo is that there are many shadows, particularly on gorge, and highlights near the horizon, on the right side.
The weather ...
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What do "dark current" and "sensitivity" mean for a camera module?
I am looking at a camera module to be used for a project which deals in shooting frames in dark areas and night conditions. This is a camera used from a circuit board. I have the following light ...
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What are the technical difficulties behind building a sensor with high dynamic range like the human eye?
Why do we not yet have high dynamic range sensors which have the right exposition in every part of a picture?
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What's the dynamic range of the iPhone 6 Plus?
... or other mobile devices such as the iPhone 5s, Nexus 6 or iPad Air 2?
Everyone says that the dynamic range of mobile devices is lower, but how much lower?
For comparison, an APS-C camera like ...
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Dynamic range of Sony RX-100
attached you will find two photos I have taken, exposure manually.
I have taken these with a Sony RX-100 and as you can see the sky is overexposed while the landscape is exposed "alright". I was ...
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Why do medium format (digital) cameras capture better dynamic range? [duplicate]
Why do medium format (digital) cameras capture better dynamic range than smaller sensor cameras?
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How significant is difference in dynamic range between Sony A7 and Canon 5D Mark II?
I'm still trying to make a choice between these two cameras. The dynamic range is important thing to me.
Many people say that the first one has a wider dynamic range. Even DXO Labs shows 14.2 EVs of ...
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Camera dynamic range and Lightroom exposure slide
I have the Nikon D600, at ISO 100 has more then 14 EV of dynamci range.
Now if I shoot a photograph in raw file and open it in Lightroom, with the exposure slide I can go only +5EV and -5EV.
I am ...
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How to photograph a lightbulb?
I am trying to take a dramatic picture of a lit CFL with my 6-year-old Canon Powershot SD750 equipped with CHDK. It's pretty common simply to turn the exposure all the way down, but I wanted the whole ...
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Why is a camera's dynamic range expressed as its photosite capacity divided by the read noise level?
For example, if a camera has a dynamic range of 44900/10, why would the range of greyscale levels available is equal to 4490? I know that 44900/10=4490 but this kind of reply didn't satisfy me.
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How can I mitigate bright spots in shaded, woodland settings?
I do most of my photography while hiking. I find open woodlands to be a very pretty setting, but have difficulty capturing it. While sunny spots are brighter than shady spots, they don't glare in the ...
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How to meter to clear subject details with a strongly backlit scene, as Elena Shumilova does?
Looking at the photos from Elena Shumilova on 500px, you can see a clear preference for backlighting and halo effects on many of her subjects. For example, this and this.
How do you meter with the ...
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Do RAW files really allow more RAW dynamic range than shooting in JPG?
I've heard a lot of time people saying that shooting in RAW offers a better dynamic range than shooting in JPG. But in some way I've always felt it as hard to believe.
So, the question is: there is ...
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what is the response curve?
I was reading in a book about the dynamic range and several times I find the expression "responsive curve" or "image's responsive curve"?
What does the responsive curve represent? What is the ...
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Same mfg process = same performance in FF vs. cropped sensor?
I've seen generalizations that full-frame sensors tend to exhibit better low-light performance and dynamic range than a cropped-sensor specifically because they tend to use larger photosites that ...
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Why do some professional DSLRs have a lower dynamic range than the mid-range ones?
Specifically I'd be interested to know why the D4 has a 13.1 EV range and the D7000 has a 13.9 EV range?
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