Bright point exposure

**TDvN57** · 12-31-2020, 05:00 PM - **1 Like**

Sometimes when I shoot on a tripod with live view I look at the histogram to set the exposure so that the brightest part of the picture does not clip out in the bright side.

That only works in live view with the histogram. Would actually be nice if the auto exposure can be set to do the same, then instead of giving an average good exposure result, it would expose for the brights and let the rest be where they are.

Anybody else would use such a feature?

**Michail_P** · 01-01-2021, 06:08 AM

Isn’t there a highlight protection option in the menu? What body do you have?

**TDvN57** · 01-01-2021, 07:28 AM

Originally posted by Michail_P

Isn’t there a highlight protection option in the menu? What body do you have?

645z. And yes it does have highlight protection. The objective is to push the exposure to just before the highlights will clip. Instead of an average value. Manually it is referred to as expose for the highlights, or something similar.

But perhaps the setting you refer to may achieve the same result, I'll look into it.

**Wingincamera** · 01-01-2021, 03:35 PM

Remember the histogram you see is getting information from the jpeg, which will not have the total tonal range of the actual raw file.

**Canada_Rockies** · 01-01-2021, 04:42 PM

Originally posted by TDvN57

Sometimes when I shoot on a tripod with live view I look at the histogram to set the exposure so that the brightest part of the picture does not clip out in the bright side.

That only works in live view with the histogram. Would actually be nice if the auto exposure can be set to do the same, then instead of giving an average good exposure result, it would expose for the brights and let the rest be where they are.

Anybody else would use such a feature?

For bright snow I usually use meter the snow and add two full stops of exposure. That sounds close to what the quote says to me. I suppose you could meter a piece of white copy paper and do the same trick -- adjusted as necessary.

**TDvN57** · 01-02-2021, 01:09 PM

I just read an article that said the Ricoh GR3 has highlight exposure option. B&H specifications mentions the same. Would be good to hear feedback from users.

12-31-2020, 05:00 PM - 1 Like	#1
TDvN57 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Berlin Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,148	Bright point exposure Sometimes when I shoot on a tripod with live view I look at the histogram to set the exposure so that the brightest part of the picture does not clip out in the bright side. That only works in live view with the histogram. Would actually be nice if the auto exposure can be set to do the same, then instead of giving an average good exposure result, it would expose for the brights and let the rest be where they are. Anybody else would use such a feature?

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01-01-2021, 06:08 AM	#2
Michail_P Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Kalymnos Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,006	Isn’t there a highlight protection option in the menu? What body do you have?

01-01-2021, 07:28 AM	#3
TDvN57 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Berlin Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,148 Original Poster	Originally posted by Michail_P Isn’t there a highlight protection option in the menu? What body do you have? 645z. And yes it does have highlight protection. The objective is to push the exposure to just before the highlights will clip. Instead of an average value. Manually it is referred to as expose for the highlights, or something similar. But perhaps the setting you refer to may achieve the same result, I'll look into it.

01-01-2021, 03:35 PM	#4
Wingincamera Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Pine Haven, Wyoming Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,182	Remember the histogram you see is getting information from the jpeg, which will not have the total tonal range of the actual raw file.

01-01-2021, 04:42 PM	#5
Canada_Rockies Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sparwood, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,385	Originally posted by TDvN57 Sometimes when I shoot on a tripod with live view I look at the histogram to set the exposure so that the brightest part of the picture does not clip out in the bright side. That only works in live view with the histogram. Would actually be nice if the auto exposure can be set to do the same, then instead of giving an average good exposure result, it would expose for the brights and let the rest be where they are. Anybody else would use such a feature? For bright snow I usually use meter the snow and add two full stops of exposure. That sounds close to what the quote says to me. I suppose you could meter a piece of white copy paper and do the same trick -- adjusted as necessary.

01-02-2021, 01:09 PM	#6
TDvN57 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Berlin Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,148 Original Poster	I just read an article that said the Ricoh GR3 has highlight exposure option. B&H specifications mentions the same. Would be good to hear feedback from users.

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