D70 settings

From: "Gordon Powell"
Subject: Optimizing Images (D70)
Date: 13 August 2006 12:10

The D70 gives you the option of 'optimizing' in the following ways:
-Normal
-Vivid
-Sharp
-Soft
-Etc.
-Etc.

The lovely D70 manual describes each mode but I have a difficult time
discerning any significant difference. Short of making prints of each and
comparing closely, "Is there any REAL difference between them?"

I want the sharpest print possible. Any recommendations on what mode to
select?

What mode do most D70 users use?

Gordon


Hi.

If you want real quality then use RAW.

You can apply whatever degree of saturation, contrast etc, you choose after
you have downloaded to the Computer.

RAW ignores all of those camera settings.

Even if you do not want to go down this road, do not apply sharpening in
Camera, save any sharpening until the very last thing just before printing.
An over sharpened image can not be unsharpened.

Roy G

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From: "Gordon Powell"
Subject: Optimizing Images (D70)
Date: 13 August 2006 12:10

The D70 gives you the option of 'optimizing' in the following ways:
-Normal
-Vivid
-Sharp
-Soft
-Etc.
-Etc.

The lovely D70 manual describes each mode but I have a difficult time
discerning any significant difference. Short of making prints of each and
comparing closely, "Is there any REAL difference between them?"

I want the sharpest print possible. Any recommendations on what mode to
select?

What mode do most D70 users use?

Gordon


Hi.

If you want real quality then use RAW.

You can apply whatever degree of saturation, contrast etc, you choose
after you have downloaded to the Computer.

RAW ignores all of those camera settings.

Even if you do not want to go down this road, do not apply sharpening in
Camera, save any sharpening until the very last thing just before
printing. An over sharpened image can not be unsharpened.

Roy G


I would think that pretty much all D-SLR's would give best results using
"normal" settings and sharpen using PhotoShop or similar, shoot in RAW of
course and don't over sharpen, may look good on the screen but you may get a
poor result if printing.

Cheers.

Pete D

I am fairly new to digital using a D70s, virtually the same camera as yours,
the only thing I have altered from factory settings is to turn off the auto
ISO setting. I am monitoring results in photoshop to see if any patterns
develop that might merit changing anything. However I do change white
balance from time to time when conditions demand - always remember to reset
afterwards. No doubt you will get much more technical replies from other
users, but the foregoing works for me.

Geoff.
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From: "Gordon Powell"
Subject: Optimizing Images (D70)
Date: 13 August 2006 12:10

The D70 gives you the option of 'optimizing' in the following ways:
-Normal
-Vivid
-Sharp
-Soft
-Etc.
-Etc.

The lovely D70 manual describes each mode but I have a difficult time
discerning any significant difference. Short of making prints of each and
comparing closely, "Is there any REAL difference between them?"

I want the sharpest print possible. Any recommendations on what mode to
select?

What mode do most D70 users use?

Gordon


Hi.

If you want real quality then use RAW.

You can apply whatever degree of saturation, contrast etc, you choose
after you have downloaded to the Computer.

RAW ignores all of those camera settings.

Even if you do not want to go down this road, do not apply sharpening in
Camera, save any sharpening until the very last thing just before
printing. An over sharpened image can not be unsharpened.

Roy G


I would think that pretty much all D-SLR's would give best results using
"normal" settings and sharpen using PhotoShop or similar, shoot in RAW of
course and don't over sharpen, may look good on the screen but you may get
a poor result if printing.

Cheers.

Pete D

If shooting RAW the white balance does not matter.

"Geoff. Hayward" wrote in message
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I am fairly new to digital using a D70s, virtually the same camera as
yours, the only thing I have altered from factory settings is to turn off
the auto ISO setting. I am monitoring results in photoshop to see if any
patterns develop that might merit changing anything. However I do change
white balance from time to time when conditions demand - always remember to
reset afterwards. No doubt you will get much more technical replies from
other users, but the foregoing works for me.

Geoff.
"Pete D" wrote in message
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"Roy G" wrote in message
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From: "Gordon Powell"
Subject: Optimizing Images (D70)
Date: 13 August 2006 12:10

The D70 gives you the option of 'optimizing' in the following ways:
-Normal
-Vivid
-Sharp
-Soft
-Etc.
-Etc.

The lovely D70 manual describes each mode but I have a difficult time
discerning any significant difference. Short of making prints of each
and
comparing closely, "Is there any REAL difference between them?"

I want the sharpest print possible. Any recommendations on what mode to
select?

What mode do most D70 users use?

Gordon


Hi.

If you want real quality then use RAW.

You can apply whatever degree of saturation, contrast etc, you choose
after you have downloaded to the Computer.

RAW ignores all of those camera settings.

Even if you do not want to go down this road, do not apply sharpening in
Camera, save any sharpening until the very last thing just before
printing. An over sharpened image can not be unsharpened.

Roy G


I would think that pretty much all D-SLR's would give best results using
"normal" settings and sharpen using PhotoShop or similar, shoot in RAW of
course and don't over sharpen, may look good on the screen but you may
get a poor result if printing.

Cheers.

Pete D