D200 LCD Question

[mlenzi]

Hi:

 

A friend of mine who shoots with a Canon 5D can view his images on the camera LCD in grayscale mode.

It is not obviously crucial that I have this option but it sure would be nice sometimes. Does anyone know if

the D200 has this option? I know the D2Hs(the camera I have) does not.

 

Thanks for any info from you D200 users.

Michael

[richard_cochran]

I don't believe there's a way to get the LCD to display color photos in greyscale.

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There IS an option to take your photos in B&W. If you are taking your photos in B&W, then those B&W photos show up in greyscale on the monitor, naturally.

[cabophoto]

Michael,

 

I shoot RAW on the D200 but set the color mode to B&W when I want to see the pictures displayed in B&W on the LCD. The color mode has no effect on the actual RAW data, but the embedded JPG (and consequently what the LCD shows) will be B&W.

 

Cheers

 

Carsten

[jeffrey moore]

"I don't believe there's a way to get the LCD to display color photos in greyscale."

 

Yep, there is. In the "shooting" menu, and under "optimize image," select "B/W Mode." And as Carsten stated, the raw data is unaffected. I find this an effective technique in pre-visualizing a b/w image.

[mlenzi]

Thanks for the responses. This is just what I wanted to hear.

Cheers

Michael