scalesusa
November 23rd, 2007, 10:40 PM
I am new to using DSLR Remote Pro, I recently aquired a canon 40D to use the remote capture with live view feature and it works great, except ...
At seemingly random times, but usually after I've had live view activated on my camera for a few minutes, the live view image gets alternating light and dark horizontal bands that fluctuate. I've tried a different USB Cable and also tried the Canon Remote capture software, the same thing happens with both.
Has anyone had this problem? It does not seem to affect the capture or the photograph, but it is very difficult to view and focus when it is doing this.
Turning off live view for a few minutes sometimes helps, but not always. I work in a normally cool area with flourescent lighting, so there is no added heat, just what the camera generates. I discharge the batteries pretty quickly using live view, so a lot of power is being consumed.
I may try buying and using a external adapter to see if that helps, just in case battery voltage is fluctuating due to continued heavy draw.
I have found that placing the camera in the manual exposure setting, first focusing and composing, then placing the camera in depth of field preview mode lets me adjust the aperture, shutter speed and ISO setting to get a correctly exposed photo every time. I can highlite the setting and roll my mouse wheel forward or backwards and watch the lighting change until its just right. The camera auto exposure setting is pretty variable, but by using the DOF preview I can get it right every time. This is one of the best time saving features for me.
At seemingly random times, but usually after I've had live view activated on my camera for a few minutes, the live view image gets alternating light and dark horizontal bands that fluctuate. I've tried a different USB Cable and also tried the Canon Remote capture software, the same thing happens with both.
Has anyone had this problem? It does not seem to affect the capture or the photograph, but it is very difficult to view and focus when it is doing this.
Turning off live view for a few minutes sometimes helps, but not always. I work in a normally cool area with flourescent lighting, so there is no added heat, just what the camera generates. I discharge the batteries pretty quickly using live view, so a lot of power is being consumed.
I may try buying and using a external adapter to see if that helps, just in case battery voltage is fluctuating due to continued heavy draw.
I have found that placing the camera in the manual exposure setting, first focusing and composing, then placing the camera in depth of field preview mode lets me adjust the aperture, shutter speed and ISO setting to get a correctly exposed photo every time. I can highlite the setting and roll my mouse wheel forward or backwards and watch the lighting change until its just right. The camera auto exposure setting is pretty variable, but by using the DOF preview I can get it right every time. This is one of the best time saving features for me.