TylerH25 Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 Hey everyone, Recently upgrade to sony A7rV and noticed when taking pictures underwater the "auto review" images often appear quite dark and underexposed compared to the subsequent RAWs that I upload to lightroom or preview on my computer. I have played with some settings but was curious if anyone knew how to adjust this setting to get more representative pictures on auto review to what the RAW picture will end up looking like. Appreciate any help with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimG Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 Hey Tyler im not a Sony user but that sounds like a setting on the screen needs adjusting. Setting in the menu to increase the screen brightness? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shokwaav Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 The playback should be showing the embedded jpeg, so even when the highlights are blown out in the preview, they can sometimes be saved in the RAW file. If the jpg is coming out dark, maybe you have a picture profile turned on somewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruehaufsteher2 Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 Try to adjust the monitor brightness manually to "high" ... and no one uses the "auto review" - this blocks the screen. I usually use the histogram view (press two times up on the "wheel") that shows better whether you have under-or overexposed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Architeuthis Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 I had a similar problem with my A7R5, that costed me a lot of photos for the first monthes of diving. I think your problem may be closely related, if not the same. When I reviewed the photos UW through the EVF, they looked well exposed. After transferring the raw files to the PC and importing into LRc, I found out that many photos were underexposed... My problem was that the "AUTO Viewfinder Brightness" is "ON" by default in the A7R5. After turning this menue item "OFF", everything is o.k. and I see the correct exposure of the photos in the EVF... Look e.g. here and search for "AUTO Viewfinder Brightness" for the intsructions how to turn it "OFF": https://www.colbybrownphotography.com/the-complete-setup-guide-for-the-sony-a7r-v/ Wolfgang 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TylerH25 Posted August 7 Author Share Posted August 7 Thank you all for your responses, changing auto view finder brightness off and set EVF to high seems to have helped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedonist222 Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 (edited) On 8/6/2024 at 8:14 PM, Architeuthis said: I had a similar problem with my A7R5, that costed me a lot of photos for the first monthes of diving. I think your problem may be closely related, if not the same. When I reviewed the photos UW through the EVF, they looked well exposed. After transferring the raw files to the PC and importing into LRc, I found out that many photos were underexposed... My problem was that the "AUTO Viewfinder Brightness" is "ON" by default in the A7R5. After turning this menue item "OFF", everything is o.k. and I see the correct exposure of the photos in the EVF... Look e.g. here and search for "AUTO Viewfinder Brightness" for the intsructions how to turn it "OFF": https://www.colbybrownphotography.com/the-complete-setup-guide-for-the-sony-a7r-v/ Wolfgang Argh I think this was my issue. The exposure levels I reviewed underwater looked correct but at home they were drastically under exposed. I'll check this setting. Attached is resized jpg. Full raw images here; https://quickshare.samsungcloud.com/sCsx8GjV5CmY Edited September 8 by hedonist222 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedonist222 Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 1 hour ago, hedonist222 said: Argh I think this was my issue. The exposure levels I reviewed underwater looked correct but at home they were drastically under exposed. I'll check this setting. Attached is resized jpg. Full raw images here; https://quickshare.samsungcloud.com/sCsx8GjV5CmY Hmm my view finder brightness was not on auto. It was set to maximum brightness on manual (+2). Could me setting it to maximum brightness replicated the "auto" issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Architeuthis Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 (edited) 5 hours ago, hedonist222 said: Hmm my view finder brightness was not on auto. It was set to maximum brightness on manual (+2). Could me setting it to maximum brightness replicated the "auto" issue? I think it could as you see everything pushed up by +2 (I guess EV?)... Although your image looks to me underexposed by -3 to -4 EVs... Edited September 8 by Architeuthis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipBPhoto Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 (edited) I agree that the image appears to be dramatically underexposed. Once you get the LCD set as you like it, I would strongly encourage the use of the histogram when reviewing for correct exposure in the field. For me, this is the best way to judge if I have correct or usable exposure. By quickly reviewing the histogram I have a “feel” as to what will be a good image for post processing vs. unusable images due to crushed shadows or blown highlights. Hope this helps… Edited September 8 by ChipBPhoto 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedonist222 Posted Monday at 02:44 AM Share Posted Monday at 02:44 AM 6 hours ago, ChipBPhoto said: I agree that the image appears to be dramatically underexposed. Once you get the LCD set as you like it, I would strongly encourage the use of the histogram when reviewing for correct exposure in the field. For me, this is the best way to judge if I have correct or usable exposure. By quickly reviewing the histogram I have a “feel” as to what will be a good image for post processing vs. unusable images due to crushed shadows or blown highlights. Hope this helps… That's a good point. Data (histogram) is unaffected by these type of variables. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedonist222 Posted Friday at 01:39 PM Share Posted Friday at 01:39 PM On 9/8/2024 at 4:56 PM, hedonist222 said: Argh I think this was my issue. The exposure levels I reviewed underwater looked correct but at home they were drastically under exposed. I'll check this setting. Attached is resized jpg. Full raw images here; https://quickshare.samsungcloud.com/sCsx8GjV5CmY I decided to test whether the brighter view finder caused this. I tested by viewing the same photos with my view finder brightness on maximum, like the day I took the pictures. They, as expected, appeared aptly exposed on the view finder. I then continued to turn down the (view finder) brightness till the exposure matched what I saw on my PC. I had to turn down brightness till -1 to get the view finder to match the output. I hope this helps others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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