Do you chimp?

[bwana]

Ok - own up - do you regularly catch yourself chimping?

I often review the first couple shots - exp the histogram and the preview with the over-exposure warning but after that the display bugs me so I usually disable it.

 

[web]

Ok - own up - do you regularly catch yourself chimping?

I often review the first couple shots - exp the histogram and the preview with the over-exposure warning but after that the display bugs me so I usually disable it.

Ok had to go see what you were on about there

 

[stoke]

Nope.

 

[Telkomisaloser]

Sometimes... but not between each photo

 

[PostmanPot]

Yes I chimp, although I'm not one of the big DSLR boys yet

 

[Datura]

Guilty as charged

 

[SlinkyMike]

Cybershot has no viewfinder only a screen so all you can do is chimp.

 

[bwana]

Cybershot has no viewfinder only a screen so all you can do is chimp.

Chimping is committed after the shot

 

[Tux]

Guilty as charged.

 

[koffiejunkie]

My name is koffiejunkie and I chimp. At least I'm going to once I get my DSLR

 

[Datura]

"Ooh ooh check here... yuss that's a lekker one hey!?!"

 

[Skeptik]

Chimping is a term used in digital photography (especially when using a digital single-lens reflex camera or DSLR) to describe the habit of checking every photo on the on-camera display (LCD) immediately after capture.

Here it is to save your bandwidth.
I don't think such a prudent action needs a special name. Of course you need to check in case the picture is a dud. Then you can take a better one.

 

[bwana]

Here it is to save your bandwidth.
I don't think such a prudent action needs a special name. Of course you need to check in case the picture is a dud. Then you can take a better one.

And the award winning picture you've missed while inspecting the one you've just taken (chimping) . . . .

I cant see that you should need to review every shot especially not if you are a competent photographer. Thats the beauty of the SLR - WYSIWYG.

 

[ldmelsa]

Ok - own up - do you regularly catch yourself chimping?

I often review the first couple shots - exp the histogram and the preview with the over-exposure warning but after that the display bugs me so I usually disable it.

I just have a quick look at the histogram. I use to chimp all the time with my fist digital camera.

 

[bodhi]

guilty

 

[Ou grote]

I chimp, occasionally.
I've got a few pics of my finger already, so I have to.

Usually take 3 to 6 pics of whatever it is I want a pic of, that way I always get at least one good one. Sometimes 6 good ones...

Got 7 gigs of memory, so can take plenty.