Two questions about the K3

Azergoth · 07-01-2015, 07:13 AM

Hi everyone!

I recently bought a K3 and I had two questions about it.

Firstly, how do I light the top LCD screen in movie mode? I could not find this in the manual or in the menu.
Secondly, is there a way to apply the manual settings to the LiveView mode? Yesterday, I was trying to focus stars, but they were saturated, even with shutter speed of 1/1000s.

Thanks :-)

**othar** · 07-01-2015, 08:43 AM

for stars i don't think you can change the liveview brightness enough, you have to look at the corners of the stars and focus till the CA's become a minimum.
the only way of influencing the live view appearence is, as far as i know, to use spot metering and position bright areas in the centre, but this will only work for bigger objects like the moon for instance.

Adam · 07-01-2015, 09:15 AM

In M mode live view should provide you with a real time exposure preview. It won't in other modes.

As for the top LCD, I'm not sure yet even can because it only shows info pertinent to stills.

Azergoth · 07-01-2015, 09:42 AM

Originally posted by Adam

In M mode live view should provide you with a real time exposure preview. It won't in other modes.

Yes, but only from -5 to +5EV compared to the actual metering...

Originally posted by Adam

As for the top LCD, I'm not sure yet even can because it only shows info pertinent to stills.

... excepted for the exposure metering mode 😉
And aren't shutter, aperture and ISO pertinent to video too?

**othar** · 07-01-2015, 11:24 AM

Originally posted by Azergoth

.. excepted for the exposure metering mode 😉 And aren't shutter, aperture and ISO pertinent to video too?

for videos you can only use the back screen of the camera and not the optical viewfinder, therefore i think it was not designated to use the top LCD because the ISO, shutter and aperture can be seen on the back screen during videography.
but i am only guessing here because i usually don't use video mode.

Azergoth · 07-01-2015, 12:35 PM

Originally posted by othar

for videos you can only use the back screen of the camera and not the optical viewfinder, therefore i think it was not designated to use the top LCD because the ISO, shutter and aperture can be seen on the back screen during videography.
but i am only guessing here because i usually don't use video mode.

Yeah, I can understand. The only thing I was missing is the exposure mode.

By the way, I found a way to focus the stars in LifeView. Just use the movie mode 😃 in manual mode 😃 I haven't tried yet, but I think it should work

07-01-2015, 07:13 AM	#1
Azergoth Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 189	Two questions about the K3 Hi everyone! I recently bought a K3 and I had two questions about it. Firstly, how do I light the top LCD screen in movie mode? I could not find this in the manual or in the menu. Secondly, is there a way to apply the manual settings to the LiveView mode? Yesterday, I was trying to focus stars, but they were saturated, even with shutter speed of 1/1000s. Thanks :-)

07-01-2015, 09:15 AM	#3
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07-01-2015, 08:43 AM	#2
othar Site Supporter Join Date: May 2014 Location: Linz Photos: Albums Posts: 3,098	for stars i don't think you can change the liveview brightness enough, you have to look at the corners of the stars and focus till the CA's become a minimum. the only way of influencing the live view appearence is, as far as i know, to use spot metering and position bright areas in the centre, but this will only work for bigger objects like the moon for instance.

07-01-2015, 09:42 AM	#4
Azergoth Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 189 Original Poster	Originally posted by Adam In M mode live view should provide you with a real time exposure preview. It won't in other modes. Yes, but only from -5 to +5EV compared to the actual metering... Originally posted by Adam As for the top LCD, I'm not sure yet even can because it only shows info pertinent to stills. ... excepted for the exposure metering mode 😉 And aren't shutter, aperture and ISO pertinent to video too?

07-01-2015, 11:24 AM	#5
othar Site Supporter Join Date: May 2014 Location: Linz Photos: Albums Posts: 3,098	Originally posted by Azergoth .. excepted for the exposure metering mode 😉 And aren't shutter, aperture and ISO pertinent to video too? for videos you can only use the back screen of the camera and not the optical viewfinder, therefore i think it was not designated to use the top LCD because the ISO, shutter and aperture can be seen on the back screen during videography. but i am only guessing here because i usually don't use video mode.

07-01-2015, 12:35 PM	#6
Azergoth Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 189 Original Poster	Originally posted by othar for videos you can only use the back screen of the camera and not the optical viewfinder, therefore i think it was not designated to use the top LCD because the ISO, shutter and aperture can be seen on the back screen during videography. but i am only guessing here because i usually don't use video mode. Yeah, I can understand. The only thing I was missing is the exposure mode. By the way, I found a way to focus the stars in LifeView. Just use the movie mode 😃 in manual mode 😃 I haven't tried yet, but I think it should work

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