Hi. I saw someone mention this on another forum, but I can't remember where, so I figured I'd share it. I've noticed that some users wish there was a way to turn off focus peaking before taking a picture, as the GXR does. If you're in P, S or A mode, you can just press down on the control key. This brings up exposure comp. at the right of the LCD, and cancels peaking. From there, you can focus and fire. In M mode, you're a little more limited, but you can still press left on the control key to bring up drive mode for the same effect, although there is some lettering across the screen with this method.
Hey I wish I'd seen that tip when I still had a 5N. Sure wish Sony would allow the half-press to disable peaking... make it an optional setup item. I bet most would enable it.
michaelwatkins wrote:
Hey I wish I'd seen that tip when I still had a 5N. Sure wish Sony would allow the half-press to disable peaking... make it an optional setup item. I bet most would enable it.
I don't actually use my above tip, because I don't really see a reason to turn off peaking, myself.
Peaking being on didn't always annoy me but when it did, it annoyed me a great deal. Bare tree branches in winter is a good example of where you can't see the forest for the peaking.
To be honest I can't remember how much it bothered me but that one example does stick in my head, not that I shoot a lot of bare branches in winter although maybe the staff photographer at Arborist Monthly Journal may have something to say on the matter.
That's cool, FlyPenFly. The B button is an awkward place for the focus mag. feature. I remapped mine to the right dial button on the 5N, but it sounds like the possibilities are even better on the 7.
michaelwatkins wrote:
Peaking being on didn't always annoy me but when it did, it annoyed me a great deal. Bare tree branches in winter is a good example of where you can't see the forest for the peaking.
Outdoors in very contrasty light, peaking can be annoying, but I've found this usually happens when I'm focusing stopped down (say f 5.6). I've found that if I open up the lens to focus, peaking then gets more manageable (even helpful).
douglasf13 wrote:
That's cool, FlyPenFly. The B button is an awkward place for the focus mag. feature. I remapped mine to the right dial button on the 5N, but it sounds like the possibilities are even better on the 7.
Yup you just hold to zoom, let the button go it goes back to normal.
p.1 #10 · A way to quickly turn off Peaking on 5N.
Just got my NEX 5n last night. In Shutter priority mode, its so unbelievably easy to use with my Contax G lenses.
About getting out of focus peaking mode, a half press of the shutter does it for me. Is there any disadvantage to that, like too slow or resets the display?
p.1 #11 · A way to quickly turn off Peaking on 5N.
gobears wrote:
About getting out of focus peaking mode, a half press of the shutter does it for me. Is there any disadvantage to that, like too slow or resets the display?
Hmmm. It doesn't work that way on my 5N.
But if it did work, the disadvantage would be if you wanted to be in magnified view w/o focus peaking because the 1/2 shutter press takes you out of magnified view.
p.1 #12 · A way to quickly turn off Peaking on 5N.
But if it did work, the disadvantage would be if you wanted to be in magnified view w/o focus peaking because the 1/2 shutter press takes you out of magnified view.
Jeff, just realized I was confused about focus peaking vs. magnified view. Now I understand what is meant. In fact, I faced just this problem as I was trying out the camera. I was composing a shot of some red berries in a green bush. I would get the picture perfectly composed, then focus, and everything around the berries turned red, so I had no idea if I still had the right composition. Of course, changing color would have worked, but too many menu clicks... Now I'll use what the OP suggested!
