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  • Опубликовано: 8 апр 2019
  • Think you know blinkies? Well, not so fast!
    In this video, we’re going to take a look at “Blinkies,” - technically called your Overexposure Highlight Warning or Highlight Alert. No matter what you call ’em though - this video will show you just what they are and how to use them.
    During our in-depth look at blinkies, we’ll cover the basics, how they work, why you might like them better than histograms, how picture profiles influence them, how to set your Nikon camera to show them, how to check color channels for “blinkie blowout,” what color channel clipping is, how white balance can throw off color channel exposure results, how to use blinkies with histograms, and when you can ignore blinkies!
    Whew - told you there was a lot!
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Комментарии • 198

  • @nerdnam
    @nerdnam 2 года назад +1

    Steve is the best.
    This isn't just for the field, a good idea is to review and analyze your pictures, blinkies and histograms on your camera when you're back home.

  • @64BBernard
    @64BBernard 5 лет назад +31

    Yeah, Steve Perry posted a new video! Your videos are always very informative, Steve.

  • @goodcatholic2
    @goodcatholic2 5 лет назад +3

    Thanks Steve I have both of your books they are awesome. I have been into photography for over 40 years and the book has taught me so much to the digital age and all of the features of my camera. Keep it up and love your videos. My photography has really gotten so much better.

  • @margaritan6622
    @margaritan6622 5 лет назад +1

    Yes, I'm one of those who thought I knew all about blinkies! Thanks, Steve, for getting into the nitty gritty. Love your videos!

  • @hansmeier5071
    @hansmeier5071 5 лет назад +1

    Thanks Steve. Yet another excellent video ... :-) By far the best RUclips channel on the technical aspects of photography.

  • @frederikboving
    @frederikboving 5 лет назад +1

    Like you energy, enthusiasm and all the info you manage to present expediently. Good job!

  • @MrAJG808
    @MrAJG808 5 лет назад +3

    Very informative video as always. Never knew there was so much to blinkies. Thanks, Steve!

  • @arijitghosh6378
    @arijitghosh6378 5 лет назад

    I'm completely amazed by it. I never knew there was this much to know about those blinkies and how it could be a way to check exposure. Your tips are the most practical and useful. Thank you so much for these videos!!! Keep up the good work.

  • @noelleperrotta4944
    @noelleperrotta4944 3 года назад +1

    I love your channel. I just finished your wildlife book which was fantastic. I learned so much. Thank you.

  • @matthewkwan1648
    @matthewkwan1648 3 года назад +1

    Thank you for your valuable information about the Brinking sign.

  • @Petesmotoadventure
    @Petesmotoadventure 5 лет назад +2

    Thanks Steve. Just finished your secrets to Nikon focusing and wow what a difference. Me and my D7500 are friends now. While I’m not a seasoned pro yet at least now I get far more keepers. I would honestly recommend this to anyone that struggles with focus.

  • @hdrsmit
    @hdrsmit 5 лет назад +1

    THANK YOU ! one of the most comprehensive vids i've see on controlling clipping using multiple methods. and fwiw, i've been shooting many years, but still learning new stuff all the time ;-)

  • @catmonkey6826
    @catmonkey6826 4 года назад +1

    This tutorial is amazing Steve! Big game changer, thank you very much.

  • @MeaseMedia
    @MeaseMedia 5 лет назад +1

    The BEST photography teacher out there! Thanks Steve

  • @charlenenagel7962
    @charlenenagel7962 5 лет назад

    Thanks so much Steve! This is very helpful! Love your videos and books!

  • @frankcruz8068
    @frankcruz8068 5 лет назад

    Steve, I appreciate what you do. Lots and lots of good stuff. Being a life long Nikon guy (D7500, D500, D800) I find your work especially good and relevant to me. You have made me a better photographer. I feel guilty for not having purchased your book. I will do it today.

  • @captandy34449
    @captandy34449 5 лет назад

    Wow! Lots of great info Steve, Thanks for posting.

  • @Tanguero5380
    @Tanguero5380 5 лет назад

    As usual, powerful, and really useful in-depth tips. One never lose time watching Steve Perry's videos !

  • @matthewwells1606
    @matthewwells1606 5 лет назад

    Always a pleasure! Always informative. Thanks again!!!

  • @francoisroberge3117
    @francoisroberge3117 5 лет назад

    So informative as usual Steve. Just like your books. Thank you so much.

  • @DavidWCoxdotcom
    @DavidWCoxdotcom 5 лет назад +1

    Thank you very much for the information. As usual you help me in my adventure to learn what is going on in the camera and how to shoot better with it

  • @ozmid40scouple
    @ozmid40scouple 5 лет назад +2

    The Master does it again........thanks for your informative uploads....

  • @tonymmw
    @tonymmw 5 лет назад

    Very informative Steve, as beginners we really appreciate the tips that you you render from time to time on the RUclips. Thanks

  • @zmanagadze
    @zmanagadze 5 лет назад +1

    another high-end quality video, Steve! keep going

  • @photogl
    @photogl 3 года назад +1

    Steve, thanks for the invaluable tutorials. You are a great instructor and have made my life with my D500 and D850 soooo much better. You da Man !

  • @michaelb.4149
    @michaelb.4149 5 лет назад +1

    Once again you masterfully explain issues so us mere humans can understand! Keep it going! Thanks!

  • @IntriguedImages
    @IntriguedImages 7 месяцев назад

    Mind blown about using the blinkies for individual colour channels. Your books are the best I have found for settings and usage of our cameras. Thanks Steve for another informative video!

  • @sunnybizz4857
    @sunnybizz4857 5 лет назад

    Great info as usual. Much new information that i didn't know. And it is immediately applicable and practical.

  • @anthonyhazlewood5788
    @anthonyhazlewood5788 5 лет назад +2

    Thanks Steve, I knew what the "blinkies"were, but I didn't know the three colour channels had their own blinkies... Thanks for that Steve, great vid...

  • @dance2jam
    @dance2jam 5 лет назад

    Once again Steve, you make a video that is useful, underappreciated in importance, and with your typical attention to detail. In my personal experience over the last year, I was finding myself watching "blinkies" more closely than the histogram to alert me for overexposure. For all the reasons you mention, I found it more reliable. I did not realize the information you could gain by looking at the channel information (so thank you for this). Very helpful video, Steve again!

  • @gewglesux
    @gewglesux 5 лет назад

    Thanks Steve I always wondered what these were called.. sounds like new sugary Cereal name from the 70's.
    I eagerly wait for your every video. Always great stuff.

  • @Balconeswpg
    @Balconeswpg 5 лет назад

    Always great info! Thanks, Steve.

  • @michebre
    @michebre 5 лет назад +1

    Thanks so much Steve, great information.

  • @edubassplayer2
    @edubassplayer2 4 года назад

    Great video. I did't knew I could see blinkies in separate channels, that's a great find!

  • @swamig6150
    @swamig6150 2 месяца назад

    Thanks, Steve always learn something by watching videos

  • @stephenhunt7655
    @stephenhunt7655 5 лет назад

    As always very helpful. Thanks Steve.

  • @lucietamson1760
    @lucietamson1760 3 года назад

    You are so clear! Thank you! ☺️

  • @phooesnax
    @phooesnax 5 лет назад

    Excellent Steve! Thank You
    Jim

  • @macmcmillen6282
    @macmcmillen6282 5 лет назад

    Very informative and helpful, Steve. Thanks!

  • @robo2606
    @robo2606 5 лет назад

    Great video with a lot of top notch information!

  • @lisaaa9129
    @lisaaa9129 3 года назад

    Thanks that explained a lot. I just came across the " blinkies" for the first time this weekend and was wondering what was going on. Somehow or another I enabled that feature, but glad I did now. You did a great job explaining.

  • @timpullen9202
    @timpullen9202 5 лет назад

    Thanks Steve. I didn't know about rotating between RGB highlights. Really useful and can't wait to try it out.

  • @old4004
    @old4004 5 лет назад

    You always give us great tips, Steve.

  • @MadmusicalHulk
    @MadmusicalHulk 5 лет назад

    Great video and very informative! Will try those settings out on my d850 and d5 as well.

  • @quicktastic
    @quicktastic 5 лет назад

    Great and useful information, as always.

  • @DavidSchultz
    @DavidSchultz 5 лет назад

    Great explanation and some new info about using this feature. Use it a lot but usually as a stand alone display, not with the RGB display as I was unaware that was available. Thanks!

  • @helloitsmeterrykelly1944
    @helloitsmeterrykelly1944 5 лет назад

    Excellent information. Thank you!

  • @mariomarinich1058
    @mariomarinich1058 Год назад

    Thanks Steve!!! Great explanation!!!

  • @jamesblackwell8121
    @jamesblackwell8121 5 лет назад

    So useful. Thanks as always!

  • @biomadera
    @biomadera 4 года назад

    Super interesting. Congrats and Thanks for this video

  • @jerryfaircloth
    @jerryfaircloth 5 лет назад

    Been shooting Nikon's since the D70 and never knew about changing RGB channel blinkies with the selector. Very useful. Great video Steve.

  • @SamirKatore
    @SamirKatore 4 года назад

    Very nice and to the point information. Learned everything about Blinkies.

  • @WhittyPics
    @WhittyPics 5 лет назад

    Amazing. Always learn something from your videos

  • @isiliocoelho3351
    @isiliocoelho3351 4 года назад

    Very well explained. Thank you.

  • @Stop-All-War
    @Stop-All-War 7 месяцев назад

    Merry Christmas Steve.
    Keep up the great work Sir.

  • @adelinas77
    @adelinas77 4 года назад

    Awesome explanation! Thanks!

  • @southsidekarl
    @southsidekarl 2 года назад

    Steve really love your content. You have helped me become a better photographer thank you

  • @stevepersighetti3400
    @stevepersighetti3400 3 года назад

    I've just found your channel and am enjoying some of the best instructional videos I've watched so far. So much to learn, so little time ... ;-)

  • @larryrudnick1519
    @larryrudnick1519 5 лет назад

    I never knew that trick to look at the individual color channels to check for blinkies in each. Thanks!

  • @aralkhulaifi4952
    @aralkhulaifi4952 5 лет назад

    Thank you for the beneficial information 👍🏼

  • @smooth6718
    @smooth6718 4 года назад

    Steve, this video is the best ever! I don't know whether you are getting better explaining or I'm getting better at understanding. :-) Seriously, I bought your "Secretes," and read the blinkie section, but I wasn't aware of just how important blinkies are, so I glossed over it. There is nothing like your fine instruction! Interestingly, before I started this video, I grabbed my D500 so I could follow along. The blinkies were completely turned off. Then I picked up my D750 and they were on. But, since I never knew the real importance of them, I never moved the joystick to even turn on the blinked, let alone the RGB blinkies. I'll be out tomorrow shooting with blinkies ON, and practice until they get as automatic as back-button focusing... again... thanks to you. Before that video, I didn't even know there was a BB focus. Now, I never turn it off. Double thumbs up!

  • @johnparola3490
    @johnparola3490 5 лет назад

    Thanks for another great video.

  • @mikekoenig2
    @mikekoenig2 5 лет назад

    Thanks Steve always learn something.

  • @ninoliberatore1491
    @ninoliberatore1491 5 лет назад

    Thanks for the tips bud !!

  • @thewarpig111
    @thewarpig111 5 лет назад

    Great info here, wasnt aware of the individual channel blinkies

  • @cnicolo
    @cnicolo 5 лет назад

    Thank you Steve ... amazing

  • @kontrolla1
    @kontrolla1 5 лет назад

    Excellent video Steve

  • @g.fortin3228
    @g.fortin3228 2 года назад

    Very informative... and helps the learning curve ! Thank you ! :- )

  • @JulesMoyaert_photo
    @JulesMoyaert_photo 4 года назад

    Thank you! Very useful! I learned something. 👍

  • @rayrozema5960
    @rayrozema5960 4 года назад +1

    Very instructive Thankyou

  • @georginaceri
    @georginaceri 4 года назад

    Precious! The book is enticing...

  • @bart709
    @bart709 5 лет назад

    Thank you! Great tip!

  • @stefansmuts8882
    @stefansmuts8882 5 лет назад

    Awesome video!

  • @francisschweitzer8431
    @francisschweitzer8431 5 лет назад

    Love it. I am going to set that up right now. I think that will help me more. I am not to shabby but I do blow it when it comes to bright whites and such because I like clouds... I tend to NOT shoot on bright days ... I am better as a night or moody photographer. Now I see why

  • @joejia1353
    @joejia1353 3 года назад

    best wildlife photography channel and cameras gear channel for Nikon users!

  • @KathleenKParker
    @KathleenKParker 5 лет назад

    Thanks!!! Helpful!!!

  • @jwhinery457
    @jwhinery457 5 лет назад

    Excellent as usual, guess I'll be buying another of your eBooks. Your viewers should know that simply by pressing the Select RGB box under the histogram that it cycles through the individual channels same as the button on left you mention. Since I'm heading to the SW Utah National Parks next month knowing about the red clipping is invaluable!

  • @afti03
    @afti03 2 года назад

    I've been a photographer for the last 15 years and have been thought to always use my eyes and manual mode. I started out shooting weddings, and i didn't have time to look at histograms. I would always take a shot, check my blinkies, underexpose and than continue. I always felt bad for not knowing what a histogram is, or felt lazy because i didn't know half of the camera's functions.. all this, while taking good photos and doing actual work. It took me so many years to realise that i knew what i needed and didn't need to know everything.
    With this being said, always use blinkies, always underexpose, and don't trust your autofocus system all the time, take a few more photos just to be sure, of the same thing while refocusing. I use a nikon d810 to great effect, i also shoot commercial video with it and am as happy as i could be with this gear. Always trust the advices of Steve Perry!! everything he says checks out and has no annoying filler content. Many thanks for the tremendous amounts of value you gave me with your knowledge! much love!

  • @PaparazziEntertainment
    @PaparazziEntertainment 5 лет назад

    Thanks this was very Helpful

  • @aldenboon2399
    @aldenboon2399 5 лет назад +1

    Yes, please talk about deliberate underexposure ... been meaning to learn if it's really something we should be doing!

    • @dance2jam
      @dance2jam 5 лет назад

      Alden, I am sure Steve will answer your question. I am not a PRO. I have a little over one year of experience. I am going to give you a compelling reason you do not want to "underexpose on purpose". That said, your shooting style is your style. My answer is general. Research it for yourself as there is plenty of information available on this. Start with the idea of ETTR (expose to the right) of the histogram. The basic concept is that the more information your sensor has regarding color/exposure etc, the more information you have to deal with or modify in post processing. If your image is black (underexposed) it creates similar issues to overexposure (no information). You want your sensor to have the maximum data possible for the image. But too much information results in no information at all. It's all a fine balance. Hope that helped.

  • @BaronTak
    @BaronTak 5 лет назад

    Outstanding

  • @crs1flo
    @crs1flo 5 лет назад +1

    Very useful information like always Steve! I have your book "secrets to nikon exposure metering", i read it and is a ton of useful information very wel explained. I actually have al of your 3 ebooks :) and i hope you're working on the 4th (for de ML Z6) :)

  • @JB19504
    @JB19504 5 лет назад

    Great video!

  • @eddydv58
    @eddydv58 5 лет назад

    Good info.. 😁👍

  • @TheJoshuaborden
    @TheJoshuaborden 4 года назад

    Great video

  • @lumleytc
    @lumleytc 5 лет назад +3

    thanks Steve, just call me "in the dark" till I watched this video, I honestly had no idea why some of my images had this "flashing bit " in them, after watching your video, i now understand, only had my digital camera 2 1/2 years and still learning it, with your help its much smoother,

  • @Zeppy007
    @Zeppy007 5 лет назад +3

    Great video as usual Steve, Just set my D850, D5 and D500 to match your settings! Will be using the Blinky method over the Histogram way now! Thanks for the tips buddy :-)

    • @wahabdilawar
      @wahabdilawar 5 лет назад +2

      Lucky you... you have EVERYTHING. All 3 of em.

    • @Zeppy007
      @Zeppy007 5 лет назад +2

      @@wahabdilawar A blessing 4 sure Wahab!

    • @ericwilson2632
      @ericwilson2632 3 года назад +1

      U have the Holy Trinity 😳😍💓🙌

    • @Zeppy007
      @Zeppy007 3 года назад +1

      @@ericwilson2632 I do Eric! I also have the Z7 II and the Z6 II which are amazing, but for wildlife they still suck! Z9 hopefully, will solve that problem!

    • @ericwilson2632
      @ericwilson2632 3 года назад +1

      @@Zeppy007 😱 o wow!!!
      Enjoy 😉😉!
      The most amazing thing I read this year ❤

  • @timbyron7320
    @timbyron7320 5 лет назад

    Thank you Steve

  • @fajarsuryansyah806
    @fajarsuryansyah806 3 года назад

    Greattt videooo

  • @mlmjb8640
    @mlmjb8640 4 года назад

    My favorite photography youtuber

  • @georgk255
    @georgk255 5 лет назад

    good as usual

  • @86BBUB
    @86BBUB 5 лет назад

    Great vid. On Sony I use zebras. Lower Limit 100+ for JPEG; Lower Limit 107+ for raw.

  • @vimalneha
    @vimalneha 4 года назад

    Quite useful.

  • @chrisdoveton5611
    @chrisdoveton5611 5 лет назад

    Thanks Steve

  • @kenneagle8989
    @kenneagle8989 5 лет назад

    I'm gonna go ahead and bookmark this video

  • @robertpanick2660
    @robertpanick2660 5 лет назад

    As usual, very well done. One aspect you didn't mention, if you're shooting mirrorless you can enable the viewfinder to show the blinkies. Nice part is you're out shooting and you can change the EV in real time, you don't have to take a shot and chimp. Its one area where a mirrorless has an advantage over a DSLR, you can get the right exposure much quicker.

    • @backcountrygallery
      @backcountrygallery  5 лет назад

      It might depend on the mirrorless. I shoot the Z series a little and have not seen that option - although I have only just started using it. I have a histogram overlay - which is nice, but a blinkies display would be even a bit better.

    • @robertpanick2660
      @robertpanick2660 5 лет назад

      @@backcountrygallery I'd be very surprised at any camera not having the blinkies in the EVF and the back display; for that matter DSLRs I would think should show blinkies in Live View. Blinkies have been around since the first mirrorless cameras, that and focus peaking are two minimum features required in a mirrorless camera.

    • @backcountrygallery
      @backcountrygallery  5 лет назад

      @@robertpanick2660 I did some more checking and it seems that the Z series does not do viewfinder blinkies. See#14 on the update wish list from photography life: photographylife.com/nikon-z7-firmware-update-wishlist
      In addition, the Z series currently doesn't even show you color channels - only the luminance channel - so I guess we have a way to go yet. (sorry, it doesn't show live view color channels or color channel blinkies)
      I agree, it would be great to have - hopefully a firmware update will address it.

  • @NikolajFreiesleben
    @NikolajFreiesleben 3 года назад

    Hi Steve. Thx
    Should i use highlight-weighted metering or just underexpose the photo?

  • @Kefka2b
    @Kefka2b 5 лет назад

    You're the best full stop

  • @Triplounet
    @Triplounet 5 лет назад +5

    "I already know about that" -> click on the video anyway -> still learn something. Thanks Sir Perry!

    • @Stop-All-War
      @Stop-All-War 7 месяцев назад

      Precisely..
      Learning only occurrs if your open to as much info as can digest or teachers simplifies

  • @emadfakhoury3546
    @emadfakhoury3546 5 лет назад

    Very nice