Getting Good PointandShcot Results
- iii Ywf camera oilers Several ful ly auloUlitf lc exposure modes. al I o1 hIch f Jt I piain laier in this chapter, But in any of 1lose modes, lire key to good photos is lo follow a specific picture-iafcing technique. l'o Iiy 11 out. set the Mode dlal on top of die camera to Kuli Aulo. as showft in ftie ihi isii ije in Kigore 3-1, Ttoen set the fHiulng switch on the lens to the ak autofocusj Position, as sisown in the ri hi image in ngure 2-1. Ttie liguiie leaimes ihe lens Lhat is bmniled wlth...
Tweaking Color Balance
Chapter 6ejf plains how to use yovr camera's white balance and Picture Style controls lo manipulate the codors in your pictures. II you can't get the results you want hy using those features, you may heahle to do the job using he Hftlt Adlustmenl Niter olfered by the Canon browser. In Figure LQ-15, lor example. 1 used the filler In tone down Lhe amount ni blue In the Image and hrlng out the warm yellow tnues of lhe hulldLisg Instead. Figure 10-ni I wann ftoliirf. o ft ipr j je Iba buildings...
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Fi uic-T-J Changlrcj ihe-Drut nodeip Dominants dii jr gt s fisul-- rt shicsing current ISO setting appears Just below the l-stop vatue In the Camera Settings display, as shown In Figure 7-7. Note thai li Sports mode, i he camera antowaLieaJly oveTiides your ISO et Hug II 1 deems netewar y, hut it can go only as l gh as i SO m you slick i nh iv mode and raise the isy abo e Jew. you may wnl to enable H h i o speed Notse deduction io help alienate noise However, dohiR so can slow down the speed at...
Adep
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Oisabtwq Auto Lighting Optimization
When ytui sliuot in any ol the mil v automatic exposure iHUdet,ttHOIMri automatically cliecks each picture fur two potential exposure problems a Lou-da ik subject an J a lac ol oouLrast. II it detects either, it autojiiatkaJly applies a subtle corrective tweafc as it records tlte picture to the memory card. Canon calls this lea lure Auto Lighting OptliAlaUflL In general. Auto Lighting Optimization Is a good lhin . which li why ilie Tea-ture is also applied hydetault in the advanced exposure...
Understanding Fite lype JPEG cr RawJ
lu add 1 ion. to establishing the resolution or your pliotos. lie Quality setting determines lit file forma TFie Flic Jorni t simply refers to the type of image 1ile that lie ClfflHI produces. Your Canon olFerS two rile formats. Jli C and Raw. with acOuple variationsof each, Tlie nest sections explain the pros and consol cach setting, Don't ton lust fife fanftat wit ti the Format option on Setup Menu I. That option erases all dala on your memory card see Chapter 1 Tor details. JPEG The imaging...
Table of Contents
i i i m i i i t H i i i i lt i n trvrfitc t ion ,, I m reduction A Quick l.ook nt Whal's Part I FajT flack ro Super Part II Part 111 Working wll h Plcl ure Pa t IV The Par Icons and Ulhfii Sttili to About the Software Shown In This Pracllcfl. R i Pal Ifint, and Have Part J Fast Track to Super Snaps 7 Chapter 1 Getting Die Lay of the Land 9 Geltlng Cotnlorlahli wllh Your rtltiehlnq a Renewing a Using aji IS image stflhllizer Footing zooming the Adjusting the Vlewfinder Woifciiij wt h Memory...
Ten Fast PhotoEditing Tricks
Lslnp tFie editing tools in Canon Zoom Browser EX and maudl rowscT Correcting e i gt 05urc and color problems Creating the illusion oF sharper Focus vcry photographer produces a clunker Image now and then. When tt hap-fr pens lo jkhi, don t lie too quick to roach or the Erase hultcm on your camera. Many common problems are surprisingly easy lo fix using the tools ound in most photo editing programs. En Tact, you can perform many common rctouchLug LasLs using one oF the iree programs provided...
Putting It All Together
Reviewing lh.c b sl II-aevuiiiJ picture-taking settings Adjusting the camera fox portrait photography Discovering llie keys- to s uper attlun shots Waling in die right settings 10 capture landscapes and Other EtenlC vistas - Capturing close-up views or your subjcct Shooting through Jass. capturing Fireworks, an J conquering otFtfr Special cliallcnges Earlier chapters of this boot break down each and every picturxMaking Feature un your Reliel XSi MlD. describing In detail how the various...
Avoiding Printing Problems
Although digital printing has cornea long way in the past couple ol years, a lew issues still can cause hiccups in the printing process. So beFore you print your pltolos, whether you want to do it on your own printer or send 1 hem n a lab. read through the neat three sections, which show you how to avoid the mosl common rouble spots, Check the pixef count before yeu print Rewfuti amp L or tlie number of pixels in your digital image, plays a huge role in how large you can print your photos and...
Sharpening focus Sort Of
Have you ever seen one of those spy movie thrillers where the good Roys captures photo of the villain's lace only the piclure is so blurry thai it could Jost as easily be a pklu ol pudding The heroes as the pholoJab experts lo enhance the piclure, and within seconds, ll's translormed Into an iinape so clear ym can make out individual hairs in the villain's mustache. It is wi h heavy heart that I tell you that this kind of image rescue s pure Hollywood lamasy, You simply can't lake a hiurry...
Using ZoomBroWser EXftmaqeBrcWser
In addition 1o the afoiomenl loned software tools, your Canon CD contains two additional programs ZoomHrowser FJt Windows or tmageBrowser MaeJ, plu 5 Digital Photo Professional. In 1lus section, yuu can Find out how to organise your photos using the ZuomBrowser EX l inageKrowscr tool. Although you can view thumbnails ui your images in Digital Pliuto I'Tolcssional. that tool is designed Tor advanced users, so I don't cover it in this honk. The nest sections give you the most basic of...
Numerics
KIB memory card Hclute capacity. 66 S-second Sell-T mcr, 54 A-BQ fauto depth of field expusurc mode jvaUjhte amofocus mod , J 63 exposure meier. 122 flash melerlng. t-49 In Live Vtcw mode, 97 CyvtTvifpK, Tl-TJ-3 U using, 128. 17 J77 access light memory card , 17-lfi, ACD5ee soFlwaie. 2 icUon shms, .1,2tO-2H act Ival I rig Camera Settings display, 2 i active autotoeus K gt im, adding cleaning Instruction 10 manes, original decision data. 323 teat io phoio . ins-Jlf adpusiing AF autofoeus mode....
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f i nuf tD-19 u rac .ip-.varc in angluan M e image, drag dawn n arkan It 1 nhijhrtohriivi i i p l .irv gt 1 i'lbwri' fi giirp 1 M The best way lu m-ally understand this filter i s tu try it fur yourself. So take these steps 1. Open the Image in Its own Viewer window. You know the drill Just douhle-c ck ihe itikimbnUO In the mih b owser window, see Chapier amp I you need hety,1 2j Open the lone Curve Adjustment retouching window, fn WifKtoux Click the dit drop-do n hit at ti e lop of ihe browser...
Manipulating Focus and Color
Control ling the camera's autolocuslng perlornkance Choosing an autotocus mode AutofocushiR in U e Vk-w mode Understanding rocai lengths. depth of lend, and oti er focus factor Ksplorinn while balance and its dietl on color Stretching your color pah-tie with Adobe HUH Tweaking color and sharpening via Item re Styles ro many people, the word focus lias just one inlerprctalion when applied to a photograph Either the subject ls in ocus or it's blurry. And It's true, this characteristic or your...
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figure 5 tj- Tl-is sp fljgt s Hero MkartflMmuring jr amp lor Psmjl mtinng and Spor imjiflring. In must cas , Emtualtve metering does a wd oi calculating eapomme. nut it can get ihjown ofl wtt ji iiifarit suhjea is set against a hri in hack, gruu id or vice vc rea. As an example, in the leh i iitajje in hit u re a-1 the a mount ' gt 1 bright background caused lie camera to select ait bpUurtthM lelt the statue too dark. So I swLtched to Partial metering. which properly exposed trie statue. fSpot...
Adding Text
You Jaiow Lhat saying. hA picture is wnjrtb a thousand words Well. you can up that count even more hy adding text to ytmr photo. You can do .so as iolkiws 1. Open your photo lu Its owu Viewer window hy dnuhle-cllckJiig Ihe linage thumbnail Jn the main browser wimtow. 2. Choose insert Te l irom the Edft drop-do m lid. IjOuk lor the list at Lhe top of the window 1 you use the Windows version of the program and at the hoi Lorn II you're a Mac user. Either way, you see your photo In the Insert Text...
Adding Cleaning Instructions to Images
You've no doubt noticed that your-camera displays a message that says hScnsor Cleaning every time you turn the camera oif. And when yon I urn I he camera on, a I it Lie cleaning Icon flickers 1n the lower-right corner oF he Camcra Sittings display. These alerts tell you that the camera Is performing a sell-malntenance step Lhat Is designed Lo remove from the sensor any dust particles thai may have made their way inlo the camera interior. jjiBFfl f you don't sec Lhesc alerls, open Setup Menu. 2,...
Creating Desktop Waiipaper
You ran quickly 1um ait image on your camera memory eanrt into di' kluii uxHtpoper a background Image that appears on your monitor, behind any LrniiA or pioflram windows. For example, J plastered my Wind-cms desktop with a water lily image, as shown In Figure L M . ligmt 11-iJ 'r'c-,1 can ueh alawrrte mage as yoi mnnrtor background ligmt 11-iJ 'r'c-,1 can ueh alawrrte mage as yoi mnnrtor background To dccoratc your monitor, fillldwthfit steps- L Con neet Ihe camera to the computer, following...
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lifur t Mac.iha fditi appeare atiha bohonulihe indow lifur t Mac.iha fditi appeare atiha bohonulihe indow n i MK Zoom bythooslng a magnifkallon fevel from Ihe Display SI zc diop-down Hst. labded tu Figure 1 M, or by clkckl ng I he 7oom In and Zoom Ont billions. The Mae version ni the retouchlng wlndow c nes nor spnri a Navigator wlndow Instcad, y ou Lise Ehe sc roll hars In scroh Ihe display Why noE use Aulo Mode fleciiuse In that mode, the red-eye correction Eool can soinetunes trip up,...
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4. frets the right or IcR cruse key as needed to display Custom function . i ml then prew Set. Look Tor he Custom Function number in the upper-rljj il corner ol the screen, as labeled in Figure 5-21. Note Ltmt ttte Cusmni Functions are grouped into lour categoric that ant iksjigned Koman numerals Custom F unction i, uL and so on. The eal- I egory number appears in line top-leil corner ol 1 he st een, Croup 11 of - W wft ich i itgi iii ghi rone Prior y is a menber, contains Custom Functions...
Customizing Exposure and Focus Lock Options
Ely default, pressing your shutter h utton halfway establislws and locks focus when you use autofoc usln g. Wlren you shoot In 1 he advanced autoexposu re nodes, you also can 1ocli In Ihe exposure seLlin s I he camera selects by pressing and holding 1 he F aiitoen iosi re Ijook hglton, labeled In hLq re t 1-3. Venn can customize Ihe locking behaviors of the wo buttons via Custom Function 10. Here's how. t. Set Ihe Mnde dial In au Lidy amp nced exposure selling. As with all Custom Fund Ions, you...
One Shot Uve
Figura i t Vcu twi ylaw ejicdsl re scrongs inihe Ch hafi frcmgsdiap jv nrvlewhrrier 2. To further unften lite background, doc Iil, get closer, or both. As covered in Chapter t. zooming In 1o a longer focal length also reduces depth oi held. V does moving physically closer to your subject. Avoid using a ens with a short fnejl lenglh a wlrl angle lens for portraits. 1'hey ean eause features to appear distorted sewt of lite how people look when yon view them a security peephole In a door. For...
Enabling Mirror Lockup
Ore i gt l the components Involved in the optical syslrm ol an 5L.R camera Ira liny mirror that moves when you press the shulter hutlnn. The small Vibration caused hy the movemenL ni Ihr- mirror can result In slight blurring of Ihe image when you use a very slow shutier speed, st'iKnt wfth a long telephoto lens, or lake reme elose-u p shot s. To ellmlnal e II he posstb II lly, your camera offers a ieature called mirror imkup. When you enable this leature, Ihe mirror movement Js competed well...
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G.RiiiHOwretwr otliGrs i T 5ti a,.U3n rfur sn-3i ng 0 Horjiai dis- bied 1 Ch-ange gjality 2iFl s-l suasse cm 3 LCD l nitor n Gff J Msnt, disaJai ' '. ur 111 The CHiStOrti Funtfi amp l Ititflu Jl amp rtl F klB CCS W 13 Cu lOmif On OijLiOfii The sc reen should look something hke I hi arte on Ihe righ L in Figure L1- L, at Least along the bottom ol the screen. What appears In the rest of the screen depends nn winch Custom Function Is currently selected. The Custrwn Functions are firnupiM into lour...