Nikon Z6II Crop Mode and Metering Modes

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@almanthor4696 10 ай бұрын

I’m so glad to see you Charles. You been my inspiration as an amateur wildlife photographer away from home. Thank you again for another significant video information. Stay safe and God bless you!

@CharlesNPhotography 10 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you so much for your endearing comment 🙏

@normaningram8992 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to set these videos up. I try the lot of the stuff you do. I also have a Z6ii and 200 to 500 mm lens. Your videos help 👍

@CharlesNPhotography 10 ай бұрын

Glad you like them! and thank you for watching and supporting my channel. Very much appreciated 🙏

@SpicySalchicha 2 ай бұрын

very in depth, thank you!

@CharlesNPhotography 2 ай бұрын

You're welcome and thank you for letting me know that this tutorial help you. 🙏

@salvatorepaonessa1028 10 ай бұрын

Grazie Charles. I tuoi video sono molto interessanti.

@CharlesNPhotography 10 ай бұрын

Grazie mille

@donaldklopper 10 ай бұрын

Awesome discussion. Is there any AF advantage or burst mode speed improvement in DX mode? I assume the RAW files are much smaller... And there's a smaller frame to process for AF?

@CharlesNPhotography 10 ай бұрын

Yes, there is, but only if you are using the Continuous High Ext mode.

@Carlmeisel1 7 ай бұрын

I am primarily a wildlife (bird) photographer. I just bought the Nikon Z6iii which supposedly has much better low light capability than what I have been using ,and, what I was using was a crop camera. I was wondering whether shooting the new camera in crop mode would give me better low light performance even though I was using fewer pixels. I was searching for an answer when I stumbled upon your video on the subject. Your answer made me smile. I take delivery tomorrow and I am going to immediately shoot in DX mode using center and spot metering where appropriate. Thanks.

@CharlesNPhotography 7 ай бұрын

Sort off, but remember that if you're shooting at high ISO then the digital noise will be more evident

@MDMiller60 7 ай бұрын

I have the Olympus M1 III, which is a 2X crop. Does that mean that center and spot areas are seeing much less of the image, hence better metering?

@CharlesNPhotography 7 ай бұрын

Yes, you are correct that center and spot areas see much less of the image, hence are more accurate in metering your subject

@adrianvanleeuwen 29 күн бұрын

The DX mode seems to always give better exposure in spot and center weighted. Which is a great benefit. Although the pixel count is 10mp in DX and 24mp in FX. It won't matter too much though, if someone crops the FX to the same as DX, except the brightness should be more accurate in DX mode at a long distance to the bird. I had not considered this so this is a very helpful tip.

@CharlesNPhotography 29 күн бұрын

That's a great observation, and a very helpful tip for anyone shooting birds! 👍

@normaningram8992 7 ай бұрын

Thanks again. I have the same gear as you. Z6ii and 200 to 500. I was photographing a Hummingbird. It was about 30m away. Using spot metering and Single focus point I couldn't get the bird. sitting on a branch in sharp focus. Didn't think about switching to DX. Do you think this would help getting focus as well?. I was also shooting hand held at 500mm.

@CharlesNPhotography 7 ай бұрын

Switching to DX mode would have helped, but Single Point might have been an issue as well if the bird was moving about. Maybe Dynamic AF of Wide-area AF (Small) would have been a better choice

@ivanbezdomnyj211 10 ай бұрын

really very interesting and useful. Thank you

@CharlesNPhotography 10 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! and thanks for commenting 😉

@ammadoux 10 ай бұрын

great point you brought here, can't help in opinion as my cameras are all crop, OM1 and Nikon z50. there is a crop mode in OM1 called digital tele convertor, i use it sometimes in video when the bird is so far awya. and yes i agree spot metering will always give better exposure, for sure it helps so much for birds in flight along with +0.7 compensation. thanks a million for this great video.

@CharlesNPhotography 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for your feedback, very much appreciated 🙏

@tobis2265 10 ай бұрын

The quality of this presentation is spot on. Thank you, I tested spot mode on my z7 and yes, it works better for wildlife, but not for landscapes. Maybe it works also well for portraits?

@CharlesNPhotography 10 ай бұрын

Glad it helped, I think center-weighted would be best for portraits

@reginaldogarcia770 7 ай бұрын

Charles, I shoot with a 6ii and 200-500 ED VR. I will try Dx and themetering modes you demonstrated next time i go burding. Thank you for your comparison and evaluation. I look forward to watching your videos and trying your ideas and suggestions.

@CharlesNPhotography 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for your reply. My channel is all about helping people like you take better photos by sharing my vast experience as a professional photographer.

@marcinadamczyk1977 9 ай бұрын

Very interesting comparison. Thx. Great job.🙂

@CharlesNPhotography 9 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!😁

@MDMiller60 7 ай бұрын

Really good tips, but I don't know which p;ictures are FX and DX. The comparisons only say Center, Spot, Highlight.

@paulobpaul 7 ай бұрын

Top row fx bottom dx

@CharlesNPhotography 7 ай бұрын

It do say/write which are FX and DX

@SimplyBirding 10 ай бұрын

Nice demo ❤

@CharlesNPhotography 10 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@sudipguria1974 8 ай бұрын

In camera croping - how to do that ? z6ii have any setting to switch/ setting to chnage form Full frame to Apsc ? kindly explain, i shall be greatful, as i have z50 with new firmware.

@CharlesNPhotography 8 ай бұрын

On my Z6II I can change from FX to DX mode by going to > PHOTO SHOOTING MENU > Choose image area > and choosing which crop mode I want.

@marvinetchiadventure_vlog2409 10 ай бұрын

God Bless always Sir.. very nice explanation ❤❤❤

@CharlesNPhotography 10 ай бұрын

So nice of you 🙏

@donaldklopper 10 ай бұрын

I spent some 5 hours or so photographing slow flying eagles using DX mode (gathering nesting material) on Saturday, and I tried most of the combinations of auto-focus that the Z6ii has, using the 200-500 Nikon lens. I'm thoroughly disappointed in the camera's inability to focus on something fairly dark (the black eagles) when there is a busy background (vegetation or mountainous terrain).My friend with his D500 could acquire focus just about every time. Even the supposedly outclassed D7000 could acquire focus on the large majority of attempts under those conditions. Using FX mode didn't make anything better or worse. I think it's time you fly to South Africa and I'll take you for some local birding 😀 what do you thing Charles? We don't have to talk about rugby, deal?

@CharlesNPhotography 10 ай бұрын

Your issues with not being able to focus on your subject with a cluttered background are very familiar to me. The problem lies in the AF of the Z6II which is very poor in situations like this. The Z6II uses contrast-detection to focus and when your subject is dark with a cluttered/ or dark background it fails to find focus.