Greetings,
In my current situation of low-light church photography as a member of a church's media team/department equipped with a T3i (a little under 800 ISO for low-light performance), I've come into a situation where being able to fine-tune the automatic settings for shutter speed, aperture, and ISO would definitely come in handy.
For instance, I would set that for shutter speed a value no greater than 1/100 but no maximum; for aperture a minimum of f/4 but a maximum of f/11, favoring f/11 if possible; for ISO, I know I can set a limit on the camera through the Menu but it lacks "intelligence" -- minimum of 100, maximum of 800, and permit 1600 only in the scenario that the shutter speed would normally be less than 1/40 (because I can handle some underexposed photos at 800 ISO due to my T3i's low-light performance being 793 ISO, but in very desperate situations can compromise for 1600 ISO but cannot compromise for a minimum of 1/100 shutter speed and refuse to go down to an f/2.8 aperture on my 70-200mm f/2.8L II), and on top of this that if the shutter speed would be 1/2 or greater to have full range **including boostable 12800 / H ISO** (this in itself may be an entirely different feature request) -- I may be trying to get some crowd shots where there is minimal or very very low lighting, requiring me to use 3200, 6400, and sometimes even 12800 (but I have to manually set it to H to use 12800; Auto will never select it).
Is a feature by this nature even possible? If so, it would be incredibly useful. What I have to do now is frequently switch between Av and M, and in many scenarios even doing this isn't enough and I have to adjust shutter speed, ISO, and aperture on the fly in [M]anual to try get a shot. Automating these 'intelligently' through rules I specify could allow me to skip any adjustment altogether for particular scenes or conference sessions; of course, moving into an entirely different environment such as going outside when it is sunny vs having just been inside a church auditorium that can push my T3i to its limits. I hope I'm not the only one that would benefit from this, and hope that this is something possible and could gain traction as a request.
Shutter Speed:
* Minimum = fastest
* Maximum = 1/100
Aperture:
* Minimum = f/4.0
* Preferred = f/5.6
* Maximum = f/11.0
ISO:
* Minimum = lowest
* Maximum = 800
* Exception (previous rule obsolete): Maximum if Shutter Speed >1/40 = 1600
* Exception (previous rule obsolete): Maximum if Shutter Speed >1/20 = 6400 (not to be confused with 'highest' which IMO = 12800, H, or boostable ISO)
* Exception (previous rule obsolete): Maximum if Shutter Speed >1" = highest (aka boosted 12800, H)
Donno, maybe there could be something for EV as well, and a points-based system thing somehow for encouragement to lean more toward f/11.0 rather than f/4.0. I'm out of ideas. I find myself adjusting aperture and ISO a lot, ... but then ... hmm, maybe my idea is stupid
In my current situation of low-light church photography as a member of a church's media team/department equipped with a T3i (a little under 800 ISO for low-light performance), I've come into a situation where being able to fine-tune the automatic settings for shutter speed, aperture, and ISO would definitely come in handy.
For instance, I would set that for shutter speed a value no greater than 1/100 but no maximum; for aperture a minimum of f/4 but a maximum of f/11, favoring f/11 if possible; for ISO, I know I can set a limit on the camera through the Menu but it lacks "intelligence" -- minimum of 100, maximum of 800, and permit 1600 only in the scenario that the shutter speed would normally be less than 1/40 (because I can handle some underexposed photos at 800 ISO due to my T3i's low-light performance being 793 ISO, but in very desperate situations can compromise for 1600 ISO but cannot compromise for a minimum of 1/100 shutter speed and refuse to go down to an f/2.8 aperture on my 70-200mm f/2.8L II), and on top of this that if the shutter speed would be 1/2 or greater to have full range **including boostable 12800 / H ISO** (this in itself may be an entirely different feature request) -- I may be trying to get some crowd shots where there is minimal or very very low lighting, requiring me to use 3200, 6400, and sometimes even 12800 (but I have to manually set it to H to use 12800; Auto will never select it).
Is a feature by this nature even possible? If so, it would be incredibly useful. What I have to do now is frequently switch between Av and M, and in many scenarios even doing this isn't enough and I have to adjust shutter speed, ISO, and aperture on the fly in [M]anual to try get a shot. Automating these 'intelligently' through rules I specify could allow me to skip any adjustment altogether for particular scenes or conference sessions; of course, moving into an entirely different environment such as going outside when it is sunny vs having just been inside a church auditorium that can push my T3i to its limits. I hope I'm not the only one that would benefit from this, and hope that this is something possible and could gain traction as a request.
Shutter Speed:
* Minimum = fastest
* Maximum = 1/100
Aperture:
* Minimum = f/4.0
* Preferred = f/5.6
* Maximum = f/11.0
ISO:
* Minimum = lowest
* Maximum = 800
* Exception (previous rule obsolete): Maximum if Shutter Speed >1/40 = 1600
* Exception (previous rule obsolete): Maximum if Shutter Speed >1/20 = 6400 (not to be confused with 'highest' which IMO = 12800, H, or boostable ISO)
* Exception (previous rule obsolete): Maximum if Shutter Speed >1" = highest (aka boosted 12800, H)
Donno, maybe there could be something for EV as well, and a points-based system thing somehow for encouragement to lean more toward f/11.0 rather than f/4.0. I'm out of ideas. I find myself adjusting aperture and ISO a lot, ... but then ... hmm, maybe my idea is stupid