robbo2 wrote:
I think the ZR1100 has the same basic layout as the ZR1000 with some additional features such the 5 axis image stabilization (which really works, in my opinion) and time lapse videos.
Yes, it's the EX-ZR1200 for the international market. With respect to the ZR1000 adds too the triple shot function (a 3 images burst mode, with the first 2 previous to the full shutter press).
I am am attaching 3 photos taken of the overcast sky near Seattle this afternoon, about 2:30 PM local time. The first was HDR (level 3, the top of 3 levels), the second was Premium Auto Pro, and the third was Program Mode (Fine Quality, ISO 100). I think the HDR's advantages are most obvious in bright sunlight, which in Seattle today, unfortunately, is available only above the clouds.
Yes, when there's not much difference in the light brightness it's easy to get flat results in HDR mode, but even with that overcast sky there's enough light to get good results. With respect to the Premium Auto Pro, if you turn on the HS set for it, when there's sufficient background light, the mode that choose is HDR (not various shots merged in one image with same exposure values, but with different values) but the scene detected in this case is called backlight scene I think.
Maybe in that dull overcast sky deserves a try the HDR-Art mode