Speaking only for my camera, the answer would be "no", I would have to view the scene in greyscale, but switch back to color to record a color image. Luckily not too difficult with my Olympus C3000. Other cameras may be different.
Jerry > Subj:Re: Thinking in B&W > Date:4/18/2002 8:20:05 AM Central Daylight Time > From:<A HREF="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]";>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> > Reply-to:<A HREF="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]";>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> > To:<A HREF="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]";>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> > Sent from the Internet > > > > Jerry, > I meant, "To see the LCD in monochrome, must you shoot in monochrome? Or > can you tell the camera, "I want to capture all the color but please show > me the scene in black and white as I prepare to shoot it." > > On some early camcorders, the videotape recorded color but the display was > a black and white CRT. > > Jerry wrote: I don't understand the second question. > > Hmmm. In a digital camera, can you make the LCD display in grayscale? If > > > so, must you capture a monochrome image to do so? > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
