RX100 - can it do B&W live view?

[furbs]

I can't seem to find info on this elsewhere, and since there seem to be a few RX100 owners here I'll give it a shot. I just got an RX100 II for my girlfriend because she wants a new camera, and she likes B&W photography. She has lots of experience with art but not much with photography, and I think shooting B&W photos might help her learn more quickly, similar to how shooting B&W has helped me.

Is there a way to set the RX100's LCD to B&W while shooting? I figure it should be easy enough to convert jpg's to B&W in-camera, but it would be even more helpful to see the B&W image before releasing the shutter. Is this sort of feature relegated to more advanced cameras?

 

[burancap]

Absolutely.

I shoot exactly this way. Set CREATIVE STYLE to "Black & White."

Shoot RAW+JPG and you will always have color to retrieve from the RAW, if desired.

 

[furbs]

That's awesome, thanks for the response. The RX100 does seem like a useful tool for someone just getting started in photography, and it has enough depth to not become too stifling down the line.

 

[skibeerr]

" Is this sort of feature relegated to more advanced cameras?"


My fuji GW670 has this option.

Being colourblind helps of course. 😀

 

[tbhv55]

A side-benefit of using the B&W "creative style" setting, is that the red overlay of the focus peaking (should you choose to use it) is a little easier to see.