auto lighting optimizer/canon 1100D

[bnnrcn]

My camera is Canon 1100D.The auto lighting optimizer is always in standart mode when I take pictures.This is a function about contrast and brigtness and I think most cameras have the same function.Do I have to turn it off when I take sunset pictures or night pictures.In the manuel it says this function has to be turned off when shooting with a minus exposure comp.Because we use minus exposure comp. to shoot a darker photo and If we leave auto lighting optimizer on,our photo will not darken enough because auto lighting optimizer will brighten the picture.If this is the situation,does the same rule apply for sunset shots or night shots?...

Am I in the right part of this website to ask such a question?If not ,where should I ask?

[rpcrowe]

I don't use the auto optimizer gizmo. Instead, I always shoot in RAW.

If you are unsure of the exposure for any specific image, one of the best ways to ensure that you get a proper exposure is to use Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB). On your Canon camera, you can select AEB and then select burst mode. That way, you will get three bracketed shots each time you press the shutter button. After the three bracketed shots, the camera will stop shooting until the next time you press the button.

AEB can be used with Programmed, aperture priority and shutter priority exposure modes...You can also combine Exposure Compensation with AEB if you wish.

AEB is not only a good way to ensure the right exposure is achieved but is a great learning tool that will allow you to see the results of different exposures. Digital shooting is free and you can always delete the exposures that you do not like. OTOH, if you are shooting from a steady platform, such as a tripod you can (if you desire) combine your images into an HDR composite...

[bnnrcn]

Thank you Richard,I know about (AEB) and how it works,but auto lighting optimizer is something different and it is set as 'standart' ,when you by your camera,you can increase,decrease or shut it off.I discovered it when I was reading the manual.
I think the best way to understand its effect to take some pictures by trying off mode and on mode at sunset...I think AEB is very useful if the dynamıc difference is very high in your photo too,then you can use those bracketed shots to make one nice looking photo.

I don't use the auto optimizer gizmo. Instead, I always shoot in RAW.

If you are unsure of the exposure for any specific image, one of the best ways to ensure that you get a proper exposure is to use Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB). On your Canon camera, you can select AEB and then select burst mode. That way, you will get three bracketed shots each time you press the shutter button. After the three bracketed shots, the camera will stop shooting until the next time you press the button.

AEB can be used with Programmed, aperture priority and shutter priority exposure modes...You can also combine Exposure Compensation with AEB if you wish.

AEB is not only a good way to ensure the right exposure is achieved but is a great learning tool that will allow you to see the results of different exposures. Digital shooting is free and you can always delete the exposures that you do not like. OTOH, if you are shooting from a steady platform, such as a tripod you can (if you desire) combine your images into an HDR composite...

[rpcrowe]

Optimizer only really has an effect on jpeg files generated in the camera. If you shoot RAW, it wont affect anything. However the Digital Photo Professional software that comes with a Canon DSLR has an Auto Lighting Optimizer built into it and you can apply that to the RAW file during pp if you wish.

[bnnrcn]

This is a very important info. for me Richard,thanks a lot.At the moment I shoot only in jpeg format.I am planning to start taking photos in both raw and jpeg when I start shooting again (it is cold and windy where I live now,and I have been busy learning from CIC)..I will also get a programme to process my shots.When I learn to how to process,I can leave jpeg format and turn off optimizer function:-)

Optimizer only really has an effect on jpeg files generated in the camera. If you shoot RAW, it wont affect anything. However the Digital Photo Professional software that comes with a Canon DSLR has an Auto Lighting Optimizer built into it and you can apply that to the RAW file during pp if you wish.

[rpcrowe]

Congratulations on taking the leap from JPEG to RAW + JPEG. That is exactly how I did it many years ago. However, a short whle later I realized that I was never even looking at the JPEG anymore so I switched to shooting RAW alone. I have never looked back and have never shot a JPEG with my camera since I began shooting RAW.