Sony HX5 / TX7

[DonalDuc]

[skylark]

Hi DonalDuc,

Thanks for taking the time to post additional photos of your TX7 case. I see now why the TX7 can fit in the case due to the elastic sides.

Thanks again!
Skylark

[Ric01]

Originally Posted by DonalDuc

you can use every picture viewer - some especially for EXIFs.

I ONLY use (free) IrfanView ( www.irfanview.com ), also for all "postprocessing" ***), which concerns resizing pictures (and therefore automatic sharpening)

save picture, open it with IrfanView ... Image Information ... EXIF




***) "Postprocessing RAW = wasting of lifetime" :-)
It makes no sense to make a picture within 1/150 sec and process it for 15 minutes :-|



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Thanks Skylark and DonalDuc for your EXIF information

[skylark]

Originally Posted by DonalDuc

DonalDuc,

I notice that even when the EXIF data says that the flash fired, the shadows under the table objects is ofthentoward the camera. Your photo above shows that the light source is actually behind the object with the bright spot behind the bowl and the shadow coming toward the camera.

Are you using a slave flash behind or over the objects?

Thanks,
Skylark

[LTZ470]

Not as flashy, but very functional:
(They also make a Belt Loop Holster and I am in no affiliated with Ripoffs Holsters I just use a lot of them)

[skylark]

[QUOTE=LTZ470;1092478]Not as flashy, but very functional:
(They also make a Belt Loop Holster and I am in no affiliated with Ripoffs Holsters I just use a lot of them)

Very functional indeed. Thanks for posting.
Skylark

[DonalDuc]

Originally Posted by skylark

Are you using a slave flash behind or over the objects?

No, it's my kitchen lamp (60 watt), which reflects at table top.

I seldom use flashlight ... last time only to test my YONGNUO YN460-II and YN467.
Used as slave both even work with Sony TX7.

[skylark]

Originally Posted by DonalDuc

No, it's my kitchen lamp (60 watt), which reflects at table top.

I seldom use flashlight ... last time only to test my YONGNUO YN460-II and YN467.
Used as slave both even work with Sony TX7.

That's interesting. When I look at the EXIF data for the following three photos that you posted on page-10 of this thread, it says that the flash fired. Yet the shadows of the plate and the fruits on the table contradict that the flash fired. Could you help me understand how that happened?









The TX7 that I just received is blowing out the subjects in flash photos under 4 feet or so. I wonder if it's defective?

Thanks,
Skylark

[DonalDuc]

No, it is not defect ... you must use Slow Synchro! Then pictures are ok.

Flash On I use for longer distances (seldom), flash Auto I do not use.


Above pictures: if I don't want table top reflection of kitchen lamp, then I change position of camera :-)

[skylark]

Originally Posted by DonalDuc

No, it is not defect ... you must use Slow Synchro! Then pictures are ok.

Flash On I use for longer distances (seldom), flash Auto I do not use.

Above pictures: if I don't want table top reflection of kitchen lamp, then I change position of camera :-)

I tried auto, and slow synchro and there's no difference in exposure for close subjects under 4 feet. I can't understand how you took close up flash photos of your fruit without blowing them out. And the shadows on the table indicate that flash was not used, yet the EXIF data with the pictures says that the flash fired.

I've been googling the web and see that many point & shoot cameras have a "flash is too bright" problem for distances under 5 feet. The problem with the TX7 is that it does not have user adjustable flash exposure compensation.

I'll post some test photos tomorrow to show how the flash on my TX7 is blowing out close subjects.

Thanks as always for your help,
Skylark