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ive started taking images in raw and just wondered what is the best programme to use to sharpen the images as they seem blurred
 
might be worth posting a blurred photo so we can see what you mean
 
Assuming the blurring is simply unsharpened RAW as opposed to other problems then DPP which is included with Canon cameras is a great tool - I normally set sharpness to 5 on that for most things. Lightroom is more advanced, but you don't see the final sharpness of your images until you export on Lightroom.
 
thanks phil will give that a try

ive never installed the cannon software that came i simply use a multicard reader so should i install the supplied software?
 
craigieboi said:
thanks phil will give that a try

ive never installed the cannon software that came i simply use a multicard reader so should i install the supplied software?
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There are several items of software that come on the CD. The one you need for processing images is DPP. It matters not how the images got to the machine (card-reader or connected camera). There is other software on the CD for downloading and organising images.


Chaz Photos said:
RAW might look a bit soft but not blurred
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Technically absolutely correct, but I guess blurry & soft could be seen as interchangeable expressions!

Phil
 
like this........

hammer1.jpg


or is it simply still out of focus
 
craigieboi said:
thanks phil will give that a try

ive never installed the cannon software that came i simply use a multicard reader so should i install the supplied software?
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The bundled DPP software is excellent, I use it all the time. I generally do my sharpening after I have converted to jpeg and fiished everything else I may want to do.
 
craigieboi said:
like this........

hammer1.jpg


or is it simply still out of focus
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It looks like camera shake - probably due to slow shutter speed. Is that an anemone? If so it could well be subject movement that is the problem. Also is it shot through an aquarium? That won't help definition and contrast!

Even if you are on a tripod a slow speed like that could cause a blur if you didn't mirror up, use a timer etc etc. A slight mis-focus might also conspire to the result.

RAW processing won't rescue that one!

Phil
 
thanx phil

back to the drawing board then lol its not an anenome but 'similar' a hammer coral

philthejuggler said:
It looks like camera shake - probably due to slow shutter speed. Is that an anemone? If so it could well be subject movement that is the problem. Also is it shot through an aquarium? That won't help definition and contrast!

Even if you are on a tripod a slow speed like that could cause a blur if you didn't mirror up, use a timer etc etc. A slight mis-focus might also conspire to the result.

RAW processing won't rescue that one!

Phil
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what exactly dyu mean by this?

i get the slow shutter but the 'mirroring up'
 
Yeah, I'd say that one is a mixture of slightly out-of-focus, and motion blur. Shooting through water and glass got me some truly horrible shots the last time I tried it!

Chris
 
craigieboi said:
thanx phil

back to the drawing board then lol its not an anenome but 'similar' a hammer coral
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I'd start with a flower or something not behind glass. Shoot in daylight in raw at about f8 on a tripod setting an ISO level to aim for a shutter speed of better that 1/125 sec i(or more like 1/500 if you are hand-holding). Then drop into DPP and sharpen etc...

What lens were you using BTW?

Phil
 
i use a sigma 105mm

never really tried any outside shots with it lol only of my marine tank every time i say am gonna something comes up :bang::bang:
 
craigieboi said:
like this........

hammer1.jpg


or is it simply still out of focus
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# Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/30 second ===> 0.03333 second
# Lens F-Number / F-Stop = 10/1 ===> ƒ/10
# Exposure Program = manual control (1)
# ISO Speed Ratings = 800
Focal Length = 238/1 mm ===> 238 mm
It movement at this setting
Was it hand held?
 
1/30 is a tad to slow so camera shake will set in. Lower the F stop from F10 to about F5 or lower. Have a shutter speed about around 1/80. Raise the ISO if needed, depends on the lighting. Tripod will help as well with a 2 second self timer.

Maybe give Manual focus ago?
 
thanks andy

ive 'played' with manual focus i understand that it gives a sharper image when used correctly but am i correct in the image comes into focus when the red lights beep? ( like AF) as i have noticed there is a very fine line between in focus and out of focus
 
craigieboi said:
thanks andy

ive 'played' with manual focus i understand that it gives a sharper image when used correctly but am i correct in the image comes into focus when the red lights beep? ( like AF) as i have noticed there is a very fine line between in focus and out of focus
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Normally when it beeps it means that where the auto focus would of taken it to. With Manual you can go even further and make it sharper.
 
craigieboi said:
thanks andy

ive 'played' with manual focus i understand that it gives a sharper image when used correctly but am i correct in the image comes into focus when the red lights beep? ( like AF) as i have noticed there is a very fine line between in focus and out of focus
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That's right. Some lenses have full time adjustment that lets you tweak the focus in manual, while still in AF, others require resetting the lens to MF. You can also ignore the AF completely and focus manually, which was the only option a while back. This works well, but you need reasonably good eyesight on a crop VF and I'm starting to struggle with it!
 
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