Understand ISO speed limitations when highlight tone priority is enabled - EOS 7D Mark II
Article ID: ART168647
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Date published: 10/16/2017
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Date last updated: 10/31/2017
Description
Learn that you can't set ISO to 100, H1, and H2 when Highlight tone priority is enabled. .
Solution
About Highlight tone priority
Highlight tone priority is a camera mode that alters exposure to retain detail in the highlighted range at the expense of detail in the darker portions of the photo.
If : Highlight tone priority is set to Enable, the settable ISO speed range is from ISO 200 to ISO 16000.
Even if you expand the settable ISO speed range with ISO speed range, you cannot select the H1 (equivalent to ISO 25600) or H2 (equivalent to ISO 51200).
When [: Highlight tone priority is set to Disable, ISO 100/125/ 160, H1, or H2 can be set.
Steps to disable Highlight tone priority
Switch <ON> the camera.
Set the Mode Dial to < P / Tv / Av / M / B>.
Press the <MENU> button to display the menu screen.
Press the <> button and select the [ ] tab.
Turn the <> dial to select the [ ] tab.
Turn the <> dial to select [Highlight tone priority], then press <>.
Turn the <> dial to select [Disable], then press <>.
Press the shutter button half way.
Check the viewfinder and the LCD panel to make sure that [D+] (visible when highlight tone priority is set) is not displayed.
Good to know
When Highlight tone priority Enable is set, noise may increase slightly.
When Highlight tone priority Enable is set, the Auto Lighting Optimizer is set automatically to Disable.
: Highlight tone priority is set to Enable, the settable ISO speed range is from ISO 200 to ISO 16000.
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