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hi all
i have a canon 600d and i was wondering if it has an hdr function or something similar, i have looked in the book but am not sure if it is called something different by canon or not.
Also can some one tell me if it is possible to view a photo on my laptop as i take it, if so what lead do i need.
Thanks for any help in advance as i know you are a clever lot out there :clap:
 
Hi,

As far as I'm aware there is no built in HDR function so you'll have to do it the proper way and shoot multiple bracketed shots then combine them in something like Photomatix or Photoshop.

To tether the camera you just need to use the USB lead that came with it and the Canon DPP software or Lightroom.

Cheers
Steve
 
stevelmx5 said:
Hi,

As far as I'm aware there is no built in HDR function so you'll have to do it the proper way and shoot multiple bracketed shots then combine them in something like Photomatix or Photoshop.

To tether the camera you just need to use the USB lead that came with it and the Canon DPP software or Lightroom.

Cheers
Steve
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:thumbs: cheers for that will have to do it the hard way then :gag:
 
You could try the HDR function in Canon's free DPP software that came with your 60D. Works a treat.
 
daugirdas said:
That's a very positive thing considering how fake and pointless HDRs look
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Surely that depends on whether you look at the ridiculously over-processed shots on Flickr or ones that are done well;

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;0)

Steve
 
That would work but will not get as much shadow detail as you would from a shot that overexposed highlights and you won't get as much highlight detail from a shot that underexposed the shadows.
 
Mystery57 said:
As a newbie this might be a daft HDR question.

Why if you shoot in RAW format can you not produce 3 images from just one photo with differing exposures set in the software, and then merge together in HDR software - or doesnt this work ?
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You can indeed do this and it will produce decent results as will just importing the single RAW file into somthing like Photomatix, however you will see better results from three (or more) different exposures taken in camera as you can have much more dynamic range than from a single RAW.

markmullen said:
It does work, but only if there is sufficiently narrow dynamic range to fit into one shot, which sort of defeats the point of HDR, which is to squeeze a High Dynamic Range into one frame.

You can get the HDR look, if you really want, from one frame, with tonemapping.
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I would say 'from one raw' rather than one shot as the raw file will contain alot more dynamic range than the final jpeg, so it is worthwhile as the HDR process will allow you to display more of the range captured in the RAW than you can from a standard jpeg.
 
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Does the 600D have an Auto Lighting Optimizer?

It's not HDR, but it may be able to get more detail in high contrast scenes. It will never be as good as (good ;)) HDR.
 
a1ex2001 said:
I would say 'from one raw' rather than one shot as the raw file will contain alot more dynamic range than the final jpeg, so it is worthwhile as the HDR process will allow you to display more of the range captured in the RAW than you can from a standard jpeg.
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You will get some more dynamic range out of the raw file than you would a jpeg but not vast amounts, if you've blown your highlights badly or completely blocked your shadows you're stuffed.
 
markmullen said:
You will get some more dynamic range out of the raw file than you would a jpeg but not vast amounts, if you've blown your highlights badly or completely blocked your shadows you're stuffed.
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Your looking at a couple of stops of headroom so often plenty to play with especially if you've just blown out some fluffy white clouds. You are of course right if the highlights are truly gone they are gone and thats one of my pet HDR hates as you really should never see a HDR with loads of blown highlights as surely thats the point?
 
Mystery57 said:
Decided to try a random RAW picture and use Photmatix - with base exposure, +1.5 and -2.0 settings - came up with a pleasing result very quickly. Better than my previous adjusted manually photo, and better than the original.



_150And2more_tonemapped by AndyPet1957, on Flickr
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not bad, you could do better than that without HDR. Either manually merge 2 exposures in photoshop, or simply use grads and adjust in Lightroom :thumbs:

P.S. You really need to get rid of CA - obvious even at this size
 
redhed17 said:
Does the 600D have an Auto Lighting Optimizer?

It's not HDR, but it may be able to get more detail in high contrast scenes. It will never be as good as (good ;)) HDR.
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only really good for shooting jpegs, and tends to add more noise. LR does much better job at doing such corrections
 
Mystery57 said:
Newbie alert what is CA, and how do you go about merging in PS

cheers
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CA = chromatic aberration (the pink / cyan edges around everything, mostly visible around the sides of photo) - google it.

merging takes a bit of practice, but in principle is simple. Presuming there is no movement between the shots (or you need to align them), add them as layers, and use layer mask to balance out the two. It works well, but I'd much rather use a grad filter when shooting.
http://www.hougaardmalan.com/blog/june-image-kiss-of-light/
 
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