Sep 30 2009, 08:38 AM
QUOTE(Nightstalker1993 @ Sep 29 2009, 04:31 PM)
heres some test High Dynamic shot comparism. comparing with normal P mode, HD mode, and a real HDR shot merged in Photomatix in Merge Exposure mode, with the shots shot at +-2EV
first, the control. spot metering aimed at sky
and now the built in HD mode in Art mode
And finally a real HDR shot with +-2EV done with Photomatix
not bad i'd say. the HD mode is very close to the HDR's sky colour, the house and tree at the bottom left had been lightened up, but still not as much as a real HDR.
overall, it ain't bad for a fake HDR, in between a real HDR and a normal shot lol.
Hmmm... I think the High Dynamic mode shouldn't be confused with HDR. The High Dynamic feature is just like the Shadow Optimization feature found on most cameras. It is meant to balance the exposure of the subject if the background is very bright or there exist a high contrast lighting. In the situation, the subject would be very dark because the camera will attempt to compensate exposure of the background. If it doesn't do this, the background would be overexpose and the brightness will bleed into the rest of the picture. As a result of this compensation on exposure the subject will naturally turn dark. first, the control. spot metering aimed at sky
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and now the built in HD mode in Art mode
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And finally a real HDR shot with +-2EV done with Photomatix
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not bad i'd say. the HD mode is very close to the HDR's sky colour, the house and tree at the bottom left had been lightened up, but still not as much as a real HDR.
overall, it ain't bad for a fake HDR, in between a real HDR and a normal shot lol.
This really is the limitation on sensor because its dynamic range is narrow especially for a sensor this small. This High Dynamic feature allows it to give priority to the subject during exposure compensation to prevent it from being expose too dark. This feature is available now because Panasonic has found a way to increase the exposure compensation to +/-3 than the original +/-2.
However, nothing beats a real HDR. If you're on FB, join up the Panasonic Lumix page where the photographers show photos from their Tibet Expedition. Those pictures were taken with TX7 and using HDR photo technique.
QUOTE(dazzle @ Sep 29 2009, 06:34 PM)
I think you must update from 1.2 to 1.3.....
Later only 2.0.
Cause 2.0 didn't consist of the 1.3 changes.....
I think the firmware v2.0 is not an incremental update but a full update. In firmware update process, the system wipes out the entire EROM space and then rewrite it entirely according to the new firmware you wish to flash. This is called flashing. Not to be confused with program updates typical on a PC where it can dynamically change certain files while retaining others. Later only 2.0.
Cause 2.0 didn't consist of the 1.3 changes.....
QUOTE(daruma @ Sep 30 2009, 07:44 AM)
new firmware download suspended.
is it got problem?
is it save to update?
Hmmm doesn't sound good. Probably the server is down. What about older firmware updates like v1.1, 1.2, 1.3? Is it still there? If they are its definitely a update recall. Probably due to some issues.is it got problem?
is it save to update?
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I've asked the question many many times. and searched high and low - BUT cannot find the answer yet 
I dun regret to upgrade to 2.0 anyway. It is fun and i have not encounter any bug yet. Anyone knows which's the most firmware release camera (within 2 years time). Can LX-3 get the pole 
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