Hi,

 

i have the problem, that in Auto-Mode for Viewfinder/Monitor the Monitor of the camera often change to the EVF if i hold my camera to look at a picture or make some adjustments. The sensor seems to recognize my chest or in other words it is too sensitive.

 

There seems to be no adjustment in the menu to regulate the sensivity but i know there is a trick, which i've read in a post about the Alpha 7MII before i bought it - but now i can't find the solution.

 

Changing from auto to EVF or Monitor ist not the best solution for me.

 

Thanks for help.

Torsten

 

What you remember reading is probably this:

 

http://www.sonyalphaforum.com/topic/586-fix-for-over-sensitive-evf-sensor/

 

The fix works like a charm; I used the trick on both my A7r and the Nex 7 (on the 7 it is required a bit more finesse to determine the size and position of the cover, but then it works as it should).

What you remember reading is probably this:

 

http://www.sonyalphaforum.com/topic/586-fix-for-over-sensitive-evf-sensor/

 

The fix works like a charm; I used the trick on both my A7r and the Nex 7 (on the 7 it is required a bit more finesse to determine the size and position of the cover, but then it works as it should).

 

Thanks.

Yor're right. Exactly what i searched.

 

For me a much bigger problem than the often discussed Uncompressed RAW. But Sony made a move in that point, so let this issue be "The New BIG problem"

 

… it's a little shame, that writing a post to find it again was more efficient as the same time (or more) i spend with the search before.

Yep, it used to annoy the hell out of me too, especially because to stabilize the camera, if I'm shooting handheld, I use the LCD like a waist level finder and put it against my belly. 

 

That said, I have the nagging suspicion Sony does not test the cameras with actual photographers, but relies instead on the feedback of the engineers themselves. It's the only explanation I can come up with for the little / big things that should have been pretty obvious fixes if a prototype was given to a photographer to test it before production started.

same problems with A7r2 and if you noticed the camera doesn't go in standby mode if your chest is close <=5 cm from evf.

 

it would be useful to have the possibility to deactivate proximity sensor....

 

 

Sony should have done this right in the first place. Olympus, for example, has a sensor that indicates to the camera when the LCD is tilted away from the camera (even a bit); when it is, the camera will stop switching automatically to the EVF.

 

From what I've seen up to this point, owning both systems, Olympus team had probably quite a few actual photographers in their midst, because most things are well sorted out. Now, don't get me wrong, I love the A7r; it's just that with a tiny bit more "care" it would have been a much better camera!

I finall got my Light Dims today. Used the smallest circle and put it on the left side of the sensor.

You have to look twice to see it.

 

I nearly had a little tear in my eye as i tried it the first time
Thats the missing piece to make the camera nearly perfect and definitely worth the few dollars.

 

But - i think i can understand Sonys intention to make it so sensitve:

Changing from monitor to EVF takes a little moment - not a second, but you will notice.

I think for Sony the seamless changing and user experience on that side is more important than "some" users who hold it very tight to their body.