GH2 Exposure setting for lcd and evf

CraftyClown

CraftyClown

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Hi guys, there has to be a stupid question every day, so today it's my turn.

Here goes... I'm predominately a video camera man, always have been. Started with the DVX, moved on to the HVX and now I use the AF101. I purchased my first DSLR, a GH2 as a B-cam, but so far I've not had much use for it. I'm not having any problems with the video side of things, but if I put it into manual mode and try to take pictures, I notice that however much I adjust the ISO or shutter, there is no visible change in the EVF or LCD before a take a picture! I'm sure there is a setting I have enabled to cause this, but for the life of me, I can't figure it out!

Can someone put me out of my misery?

cheers
 
Click on the trash-can button - it's also a preview button for stills settings. You should be able to see changes happen on the live view screen when it's active.
 
Thanks for the reply MadMonkFish, but strangely that makes no difference either! I must have a peculiar setting on my camera, but damned if I know what it is! I'm cursing my lack of stills camera knowledge right now!

Anyone else have a clue as to how I'm being stupid here? Everything works perfectly other than that, but that seems like a pretty big issue if I have no way of knowing how a picture will come out until I've taken it! (having said that, SLR users have always had to deal with that I guess) :)

Answers on a postcard please...
 
YES!!! I could bloody kiss you... I'm not going to, but I could!

Thanks so much. I don't know how I missed that, I have spent hours going through the menus and for some reason couldn't see the wood for the trees :)
 
CraftyClown, MadMonkFish gave you incomplete directions, you click on the trash can button AND then display and now you're previewing live.

There's a constant exposure in the LCD in still mode so you can compose your frames more easily and you need to judge exposure by the meters on the lower middle of the screen.

However, I'm also a bit of a newbie in DSLR work so I ended up with over/underexposed shots because I thought the exposure was ok, judging by the LCD. Oh well... :)
 
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