Hmmm. This dpreview article was written for the K200D, and it's from a dubious source. I may attempt a little test. The dynamic range of my K20D with EDR turned on appears to be better than that of the K10D in RAW shooting, but that my be due to the different sensor. Paul On Sep 16, 2008, at 3:58 PM, jtainter wrote:
> I think EDR just gives you a bit more room on each end of the > histogram. It will record slightly more shadow detail and slightly > more highlight detail. Accurate metering is obviously an advantage > regardless of the dynamic range. I use EDR all the time. I haven't > done any real comparisons, but I'm pleased with the results. > Paul > > ----- > > Since posting the same message over at dpreview I learned that > expanded dynamic range only works with jpegs. See here: > > http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/pentaxk200d/page17.asp > > I have had my K20D set to edr. But I shoot only RAW, so I guess I > will change it back. All this time I was not aware that the camera > was doing nothing but taking away ISO 100. I wish the manual had > explained this better. > > Joe > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
