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Lens hood visible when shooting in RAW, but not in JPEG
Your camera is almost certainly applying lens correction for geometric distortion to the JPEG images. This results in the edges of the widest angle images being cropped slightly to correct the barrel ...
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Suffering zooming issue with Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mk III
Your Olympus is a Micro Four Thirds camera. Without going into all the technical details, this means that the sensor in the camera is smaller than the 'standard' full-frame sensors found in some other ...
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Why does lens distortion correction in Capture One also crop?
More image information? Yes. Better image quality? No. The parts being truncated don't scale well because of the rectangular pattern of your sensor's pixel wells versus the curved shape of the ...
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Why does lens distortion correction in Capture One also crop?
The answer is probably more profane than you think: Instead of developing a real sophisticated algorithm to get the best resolution out of the source image, the software developers went the "safe" way:...
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Best settings for photographing 200 paintings indoors with floodlights and a tripod
There are two things to unpick here:
Why were your pictures black? The short answer is "because you didn't let enough light in", the long answer is very well covered in "what is the ...
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Why are all indoor pictures with my camera grainy?
You're the victim of typical indoor light and small sensor. It's darker indoors than what you think.
The DC-FZ82 has a crop factor of 5.6. To put this into context, even entry-level DSLRs and ...
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Photo, when zoomed to actual size look unsharp, "dotted" and noisy
You need better, fuller spectrum light. And you need more of it. The issues you have with your images are due to poor lighting, under exposure, and the resulting high noise.
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Can I use non-Panasonic flashes on the FZ1000's hot shoe?
The FZ1000 tolerates no more than 24V on the trigger contact (with positive on center). Many vintage flashes may deliver 300V or more.
For TTL operation use one of the following:
- Olympus FL36 or ...
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Are the threads on all camera makes the same when it comes to filters?
You can use any filters on any lens if they are the same size, with some caveats.
Very few lenses have male filter threads instead of the usual female filter threads. I think the Fuji X100 series of ...
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What are these diagonal flickering black stripes on my Panasonic G7's LCD?
These are called "Zebra stripes" and basically warn you that using the current settings, the area they cover is going to be exposed over a certain threshold. This threshold is usually 100% (which ...
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What means lens optical characteristics?
Lens makers strive to make lenses that deliver a faithful image. This has never been achieved, because all lenses suffer from aberrations (optical jargon for error). There are 7 major aberrations. To ...
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Is a ~2/3rds-stop delta between Olympus and Panasonic metering typical?
Those metering modes are not equivalent... ESP is more akin to smart center weighted metering as opposed to overall average/multi metering.
So yes, they are quite likely to result in different (...
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How does a Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 compare with a Canon EOS 1000D?
The cameras are very different in technology and design, so the basic answer is "it depends". There are two fundamental differences.... maybe three. Let's call it three:
Your Canon 1000D is an ...
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Is it possible to shoot an Aurora with a Panasonic DMC GF-5?
There is a limit to what the camera can measure. When it is so dark, the camera cannot meter and cannot focus since there is nothing to focus on for an aurora. Autofocus requires contrast and what you ...
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What does "II" mean on micro four thirds lenses?
It means "2nd generation", or "2nd version". Cf. Canon's use of "Mk II" on camera bodies.
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Why is the GH4 considered Panasonic's flagship when the GX8 matches it in specs?
The GH4 still trumps the GX8 for serious video work - you've noted the lack of headphone socket on the GX8 which is definitely important, but the DPReview preview notes a couple of potentially even ...
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Image App GPS - how does it work
You are correct in assuming that is uses the time to match to the photos. The accuracy will be determined by how often you set the app to log your location, so if you need high accuracy without ...
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Can I use non-Panasonic flashes on the FZ1000's hot shoe?
On any iso-compatible flash or camera hotshoe, the sync signal--the one that fires the flash in sync with the shutter opening on the camera--is communicated by the pin in the center of the "square" of ...
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How do I get both subject and background in focus at the same time with my (µ4/3) prime lens?
I don't know if I can set the camera's focus to infinity to avoid the blurring effect when I don't want. For example, when I want to take a picture that both background and subject is clear. Currently ...
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Why is shutter speed almost always too long with my Panasonic Lumux GH4 in iA mode?
Most cameras are set up by default in one mode or another to assume that you wish to use the flash as fill or to illuminate your subject only while the rest of the scene is properly exposed by the ...
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Why is shutter speed almost always too long with my Panasonic Lumux GH4 in iA mode?
This is working by design. In iA ("intelligent automatic") mode with flash enabled, Panasonic cameras attempt to balance ambient light with flash — dragging the shutter. And from what I've seen ...
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How can I diagnose a (possibly) malfunctioning memory card reader to fix it?
I reckon it's taken enough of a knock that the either the connection from the camera to the card socket has been damaged, or the pins that connect the socket to the card. Neither is easy to repair, ...
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Why are long exposures limited in silent mode on the Lumix GX80/GX85?
This is a limitation of the electronic shutter used in your camera. Actually, it is a limitation of nearly all electronic shutters, some brands cap it at just 1/60s, some more, such as Panasonic with ...
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How do I set RAW+JPEG recording on my Panasonic Lumix GX85?
In the Panasonic GX85 user manual, page 193:
In the MENU → [REC] → [Quality] menu, select ...
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Magic Lantern equivalent for Nikon or Panasonic?
With the Panasonic camera (if you have a tablet or smart phone) you could download imageapp https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.panasonic.avc.cng.imageapp&hl=en_GB which allows ...
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Nocticron aperture ring only works with Panasonic bodies?
I did test this by holding the unmounted lens up to a light and then rotating the aperture ring and sure enough the aperture did not change, so I guess it is true; but why would they do this?
Why?, ...
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Which lens adapter should I use to mount an FD Olympus lens on an MFT Lumix G-series camera?
You probably want the Olympus MMF-3 Four Thirds to Micro Four-Thirds adapter. This will give you full electronic communication with the four-thirds lens so you can meter and autofocus the lens, ...
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Panasonic DMW-FL360L flashgun not firing, blinking Auto Check and Test/Reset lights even after replacing batteries
Follow these steps to soft-reset the flash unit:
Ensure that charged batteries are installed and that the unit is off.
While holding the Test/Charge and Back Light buttons, press On/Off to turn the ...
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Why are all indoor pictures with my camera grainy?
I'm a beginner who just bought a Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ82 and expected better results than on my iPhone.
Your iPhone applies extensive noise reduction and other processing tricks before it shows you ...
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