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Canon EOS-1Ds
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 11/06/2003 01:20:40 PM · #1
I shoot in RAW most of the time and I leave my settings neutral for sharpness, contrast, saturation and color tone. This generally requires me to edit any number of things in Photoshop like
Levels
Curves
Color
Contrast
Brightness
Hue
Saturation
Sharpness

Does anyone change these settings to produce images that they don't have to spend time working on? I am not asking for myself but two friends of mine are considering the 300D as a family camera but they aren't interested in having to do as much editing as I generally do. They like the fast production quality of the point-and-shoots where you take a photo and as soon as it comes off the camera you either have a shot or you don't. Does anyone routinely enhance their photos via in-camera settings?

Thanks,

Kev
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM
 11/06/2003 05:15:20 PM · #2
I have a 10D, and in the past I had Nikon CP5700 and Sony F717 cameras.
I always make adjustments in Photoshop, regardless of how good the image came out of the camera. I can't think of a single image I couldn't make better with some global adjustments in Photoshop, and/or a little dodging and burning, as well as spot editing. If you look at my gallery on Pbase (link in signature below) all of my images have been post processed in Photoshop.

JD Anderson
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 11/06/2003 05:59:14 PM · #3
The 300D produces high quality photos straight out of the camera using the Basic Zone. The settings are automatically detected by the camera and you just point and shoot. I use this when I know I don't have a chance to manually select the settings, I usually get good results.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 11/08/2003 04:29:07 PM · #4
The Canon 10D always needs editing in PhotoShop.
Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 11/08/2003 05:02:05 PM · #5
Originally posted by sonnyh:
The Canon 10D always needs editing in PhotoShop.

I respectfully disagree.

I have had photos printed that are basically "direct from camera" and they are outstanding.

Try bumping up your sharpening to +2, and saturation / contrast to +1.

If you are looking for the absolute highest quality then obviously yes, it will probably be worthwhile to spend some time in Photoshop. But for "everyday" type stuff, the output right from the 10D is more than adequate, especially with the adjustments I suggested.
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