K20D HDR. Is it good?

yipchunyu · 07-12-2008, 08:14 AM

I may buy the K20D next week. One feature interest me is the HDR. Anyone can share some photos of this features to me? is it good?

WMBP · 07-12-2008, 08:34 AM

Originally posted by yipchunyu

I may buy the K20D next week. One feature interest me is the HDR. Anyone can share some photos of this features to me? is it good?

Been a lot of discussion here about this. You should read this thread:

https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-dslr-discussion/26494-k20d-expande...-opinions.html

My personal tentative conclusion is that it does something but not much.

Will

morfic · 07-12-2008, 01:09 PM

He may also refer to the K20D's built-in raw conversion setting HDR?
However, I have not played with it to comment on that.

flyer · 07-12-2008, 01:46 PM

It is not a true HDR image. It's just manipulation of a picture after it's been taken to simulate HDR. It is done using only one picture frame, so it can't be a true HDR, which uses two or more frames and blends them together while dropping the over/under exposed parts of the pictures.

morfic · 07-12-2008, 02:17 PM

I'm aware of this, when you think about it, anytime you use fill and highlight recovery, it's a mini HDR, as you change what you squeeze in the 8bit range you see on screen. That's what the "HDR" is capable of. "True HDR" often are overly overdone images that make for very unnatural "nature shots" ;P
I need to stop here, i'm too anti-"True HDR" to have an openminded discussion

yipchunyu · 07-12-2008, 10:37 PM

yes, i mean the digital filter that mention in the manual 19X which has 3 level to select.

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07-12-2008, 08:34 AM	#2
WMBP Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Dallas, Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,482	Originally posted by yipchunyu I may buy the K20D next week. One feature interest me is the HDR. Anyone can share some photos of this features to me? is it good? Been a lot of discussion here about this. You should read this thread: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-dslr-discussion/26494-k20d-expande...-opinions.html My personal tentative conclusion is that it does something but not much. Will

07-12-2008, 01:09 PM	#3
morfic Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: San Antonio, TX Photos: Gallery Posts: 428	He may also refer to the K20D's built-in raw conversion setting HDR? However, I have not played with it to comment on that.

07-12-2008, 01:46 PM	#4
flyer Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ste-Anne des Plaines, Qc., Canada Posts: 2,013	It is not a true HDR image. It's just manipulation of a picture after it's been taken to simulate HDR. It is done using only one picture frame, so it can't be a true HDR, which uses two or more frames and blends them together while dropping the over/under exposed parts of the pictures.

07-12-2008, 02:17 PM	#5
morfic Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: San Antonio, TX Photos: Gallery Posts: 428	I'm aware of this, when you think about it, anytime you use fill and highlight recovery, it's a mini HDR, as you change what you squeeze in the 8bit range you see on screen. That's what the "HDR" is capable of. "True HDR" often are overly overdone images that make for very unnatural "nature shots" ;P I need to stop here, i'm too anti-"True HDR" to have an openminded discussion

07-12-2008, 10:37 PM	#6
yipchunyu Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: HK Posts: 171 Original Poster	yes, i mean the digital filter that mention in the manual 19X which has 3 level to select.

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