Can someone take the time to explain to me the pros and cons of setting up and using a picture style? Also, why would I not want to push the sharpness to the limit? Thanks for the advice.
2006-12-01 22:56:28 · 2 answers · asked by Twinkerbell 3 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cameras
Picture styles are programmed shortcuts that change the aperture, shutter speed, and perhaps even the ISO and auto-focus setting for particular shooting conditions. As you gain confidence with aperture, shutter speed, etc., you can ignore the shooting styles and set everything to perfection yourself. I personally keep the camera in aperture-priority mode 90% of the time.
You don't want to crank the sharpness setting to the max, because that creates a fake look. Same with the saturation. Those things might make you pictures 'pop' but in reality you lose image quality. Again, it’s a matter of personal preference, but I leave those settings on neutral or off. When I want that super-sharpened look, I do it after the fact, in Photoshop. That way, I still have a natural looking original file. (If you increase the sharpness setting in-camera, you can't UNDO it in Photoshop.)
2006-12-01 23:17:16 · answer #1 · answered by OMG, I ♥ PONIES!!1 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In addition to OMG's suggestions, you can browse around the Canon site for extensive tutorials on the XTi and various picture styles. It's not really in-depth, but it gives you an idea.
2006-12-02 16:48:34 · answer #2 · answered by Picture Taker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋