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I CAMERA FEATURES AND OPERATION 6
The 45-point AREA AF Sensor 6
The Evolution of AF Speed & Predictive AF Control 7
AF Modes 8
AF Point Selection Methods 8
AF Performance According to Subject Contrast & Detail 9
AF Performance According to Light Levels 9
Shutter Release Techniques: Half-Press vs. Mash 10
Autofocusing Techniques: Off-Center Focusing Points vs. 11
“Focus Lock and Recompose”
Fine-Tuning Your Camera With Custom and Personal Functions 11
Combining Custom Functions: Advanced Operations 16
II LENS ISSUES 23
AF Speed According to EF Lens Vintage 23
EF
Extender Is
sues 23
III IMAGE QUALITY SETTINGS 24
RAW vs. JPEG 24
JPE
G Quality 24
In-C
amera
Sharpnes
s, Contra
st, Saturation & Color Tone Control 25
IV SHARPNESS EVALUATION 28
Reviewing Images on the Camera’s LCD Monitor 28
Monitor Evaluation vs. Printed Output 28
Motion Blur
29
Camera or Subject Movement After Focus Lock 29
Diffraction 29
V SHARPENING METHODS IN POST PROCESSING 30
Adobe Photoshop’s Unsharp Mask Filter 30
3rd Party Sharpening Software 31
RAW Converters 32
VI EQUIPMENT CALIBRATION ISSUES 33
AF System Calibration 33
Lens Calibration 33
Testing Your Own Cameras & Lenses 33
CONTENTS
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