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Gaelen · 03-08-2010, 06:56 PM

Hey guys,

I have been noticing lately that my K20 has auto EV adjust on Manual only, and I have checked all the settings and it isn't turned on.

Anyone had a similar problem?

Gaelen

enoeske · 03-08-2010, 08:07 PM

Originally posted by Gaelen

Hey guys,

I have been noticing lately that my K20 has auto EV adjust on Manual only, and I have checked all the settings and it isn't turned on.

Anyone had a similar problem?

Gaelen

What is the option for Auto-EV set to in custom options menu? How do you know it is enabled in manual mode only?

Gaelen · 03-18-2010, 02:17 PM

it isnt enabled at all, when in manual mode I can watch it auto correct through the viewer on the bottom.

I've also tried taking the same shot at various speeds and I got the exact same exposure

enoeske · 03-18-2010, 02:20 PM

What do you mean by, "I can watch it auto correct through the viewer on the bottom"?

Posting one or two of the images (with exif intact) that display the problem might be helpful in diagnosing the problem.

dlacouture · 03-18-2010, 02:37 PM

Whoah, Auto-EV never did this on mine...

All it does is to change the Aperture value if you are in Av and it cannot compensate with ISO and speed, or change the speed if you are in Tv, etc...

But in manual, no, never changed anything...

Gaelen · 03-18-2010, 05:42 PM

Ill get some pictures up later today or tomorrow

SpecialK · 03-18-2010, 06:18 PM

If I recall right, all the auto EV does in manual is move the exposure scale one way or another. You must still make the correction because... you are in M.

BillM · 03-18-2010, 06:43 PM

H i All,
I thought when EV was enabled and applied in manual, the firmware looks at
one of the four flags in custom setting #1(Program Line) and then branched
along that choice, with an ultimate output of apeture, shutter, or sensitivity
adjustment? Then, if auto EV comp is enabled, it would react accordingly.

Bill

Gaelen · 03-20-2010, 01:16 PM

you guys could be right, I'm going to take a few more test shots today and see if they are different.

It could just be me seeing that bar moving and getting a variable light source (old flash), ill try some nature light shots today and see if theya re any different.

ozzi-paul · 03-21-2010, 07:34 AM

I use manual all the time, the exposure bar changes depending on how much light enters the lens, if the light changes so does the bar. It is to let you know that the exposure is wrong and needs adjustment. It doesn't show the exposure compensation, just change the shutter speed so the small exposure indicator is in the middle.

Gaelen · 03-24-2010, 09:10 PM

I figured that, but when I was playing with the exposure one day it wasnt changing on the image which could only mean it was compensating. That or as i mentioned before my flash wasnt giving consistant light

enoeske · 03-24-2010, 09:19 PM

Originally posted by Gaelen

I figured that, but when I was playing with the exposure one day it wasnt changing on the image which could only mean it was compensating. That or as i mentioned before my flash wasnt giving consistant light

Have we not figured this out yet?

Go outside tomorrow during the day and set the camera to Av mode, f/5.6, ISO 100. Note what settings it chooses for shutter speed.

Switch to manual mode. And choose the same settings. Take a picture. Turn the aperture up to f/16 and don't change anything else. Take a similar picture as the last one.

Do they look the same exposure-wise?

03-18-2010, 06:43 PM	#8
BillM Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Ferguson, Mo. Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,348	Auto EV H i All, I thought when EV was enabled and applied in manual, the firmware looks at one of the four flags in custom setting #1(Program Line) and then branched along that choice, with an ultimate output of apeture, shutter, or sensitivity adjustment? Then, if auto EV comp is enabled, it would react accordingly. Bill

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03-08-2010, 06:56 PM	#1
Gaelen Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Coquitlam, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 749	K20D Auto EV problem Hey guys, I have been noticing lately that my K20 has auto EV adjust on Manual only, and I have checked all the settings and it isn't turned on. Anyone had a similar problem? Gaelen

03-08-2010, 08:07 PM	#2
enoeske Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Surprise, Az Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,136	Originally posted by Gaelen Hey guys, I have been noticing lately that my K20 has auto EV adjust on Manual only, and I have checked all the settings and it isn't turned on. Anyone had a similar problem? Gaelen What is the option for Auto-EV set to in custom options menu? How do you know it is enabled in manual mode only?

03-18-2010, 02:17 PM	#3
Gaelen Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Coquitlam, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 749 Original Poster	it isnt enabled at all, when in manual mode I can watch it auto correct through the viewer on the bottom. I've also tried taking the same shot at various speeds and I got the exact same exposure

03-18-2010, 02:20 PM	#4
enoeske Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Surprise, Az Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,136	What do you mean by, "I can watch it auto correct through the viewer on the bottom"? Posting one or two of the images (with exif intact) that display the problem might be helpful in diagnosing the problem.

03-18-2010, 02:37 PM	#5
dlacouture Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Var, South of France Photos: Albums Posts: 1,074	Whoah, Auto-EV never did this on mine... All it does is to change the Aperture value if you are in Av and it cannot compensate with ISO and speed, or change the speed if you are in Tv, etc... But in manual, no, never changed anything...

03-18-2010, 05:42 PM	#6
Gaelen Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Coquitlam, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 749 Original Poster	Ill get some pictures up later today or tomorrow

03-18-2010, 06:18 PM	#7
SpecialK Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: So California Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,482	If I recall right, all the auto EV does in manual is move the exposure scale one way or another. You must still make the correction because... you are in M.

03-20-2010, 01:16 PM	#9
Gaelen Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Coquitlam, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 749 Original Poster	you guys could be right, I'm going to take a few more test shots today and see if they are different. It could just be me seeing that bar moving and getting a variable light source (old flash), ill try some nature light shots today and see if theya re any different.

03-21-2010, 07:34 AM	#10
ozzi-paul Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: N/E Victoria, Australia, on the mighty Murray River. Photos: Albums Posts: 141	I use manual all the time, the exposure bar changes depending on how much light enters the lens, if the light changes so does the bar. It is to let you know that the exposure is wrong and needs adjustment. It doesn't show the exposure compensation, just change the shutter speed so the small exposure indicator is in the middle.

03-24-2010, 09:10 PM	#11
Gaelen Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Coquitlam, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 749 Original Poster	I figured that, but when I was playing with the exposure one day it wasnt changing on the image which could only mean it was compensating. That or as i mentioned before my flash wasnt giving consistant light

03-24-2010, 09:19 PM	#12
enoeske Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Surprise, Az Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,136	Originally posted by Gaelen I figured that, but when I was playing with the exposure one day it wasnt changing on the image which could only mean it was compensating. That or as i mentioned before my flash wasnt giving consistant light Have we not figured this out yet? Go outside tomorrow during the day and set the camera to Av mode, f/5.6, ISO 100. Note what settings it chooses for shutter speed. Switch to manual mode. And choose the same settings. Take a picture. Turn the aperture up to f/16 and don't change anything else. Take a similar picture as the last one. Do they look the same exposure-wise?

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