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1. off camera flash units can get them too The good news is they don t issue firmware updates very often maybe only two or three times in the life of a camera so this isn t something you ll have to be checking every week but it doesn t hurt to stop by Google com every once in a while and type in your camera s name plus firmware so your search would be Canon 50D Firmware update or Nikon D700 Firmware update and you ll find a direct link to download the update from the manufacturer Once you find the update online check to see if the one available online is a higher number than the one currently installed on your camera for example on Nikon or Canon cameras you go under the Setup menu and choose Firmware Version and it will show you the version of your currently installed firmware like version 1 01 So if you see that a more recent firmware update has been released like firmware version 1 02 or higher you ll want to download and install that firmware SSoJd dyoesd pue ou uoleoONpy uosiedy JO UOISSIWWEd YUM pesn OLOZ IYUDBU dOS Aqjey 100s q eLun oA yoog Audesbojougd jeubig eu wo pe1dieoxy Avoiding Problems Like a Pro Don t Get Burned by Shooting Without a Memory Card f11 No memory card y LOCK t a OK Enable release When camera manufacturers ship their cameras to camera stores they want the sales people at the camera store to be able to open a2. d JO UOISSIWWEd YUM pesn OLOZ O IYUDBU dOS gIoM noos Ag eun 0A yoog AuydeJsbojouda jeubig eu wo pe1dieox Avoiding Problems Like a Pro Avoiding the Memory Card Moment of Doubt Format memory card All pictures on memory card will be deleted OK If you use more than one memory card and highly recommend that you do see the tip at the bottom of page 197 you ll have experienced that moment of doubt when you go reaching for your second memory card and you ask yourself What s on this card Have downloaded these Is it okay to erase it I ve had it happen to me more than once but here s a way to avoid this moment of doubt altogether Once you ve download ed the images to your computer and then backed them up to a second hard drive CDs and DVDs are a little too risky right then and there format your memory card That way if you see a memory card in your memory card case you know it s formatted and ready to go and that the images that were once on there are now safely backed up twice SSoJd dyoesd pue ou uoeonpg uosIea d JO UOISSIWWEd YUM pesn OLOZ IYUDBU dOS Aqiey noos Ag eun 0A yoog Audes6boloud jeubig eu wo pe1dieox Chapter 9 The Digital Photography Book Shoot Multiple Shots in Low Light Situations A a Birdsl jpg Birds2 jpg Birds3 jpg 4 4 Birds4 jpg BirdsS jpg Birds6 jpg SCOTT KELBY If you re in a situation where you re having to shoot in lo
3. images on the Web you ve got to protect yourself and your images by legally copyrighting your work Luckily the process at least in the U S is all now Web based so it s never been faster easier or more affordable than it is today What copy righting does is to legally define who owns the photo and even though technically there is some very limited amount of protection afforded simply by the fact that you took the shot if someone takes your photo off the Web and uses it in their brochure or website or print ad etc without actually having registered your work as copyrighted with the U S Copyright office your chances of winning a judgment in court against the photo thief are virtually nil Because this process has become so quick easy and inexpensive there s no reason not to add this pro cess as part of your photo workflow To register your work online in the U S start by going to www copyright gov eco index html it only costs 35 and you can register literally thousands of photos at a time for that same fee By the way make sure you read the tip below Watch These Free Short Absolutely Fascinating Videos on Copyright did a series of video interviews with intellectual property attorney and noted photography copyright expert Ed Greenburg and followed up with interviews with photographer rights advocate Jack Resnicki in July 2008 These videos have been a huge hit with photographers and invite you to watch them o
4. menu choose Sensor Cleaning and then choose Clean Now If you have a Nikon camera like a D300 press the Menu button go to the Setup menu and choose Clean Image Sensor In the next menu choose Clean Now and your sensor will be cleaned If you want it to automatically clean the sensor each time you turn on the camera choose Clean at Startup Shutdown SSoJd dyoesd pue ou uoeonpg uosiedd JO UOISSIWWEd YUM pesn OLOZ IYUDBU dOS Aqjey 100s q eLun oA yoog Audesbojougd jeubig eu wo pe1dieoxy Avoiding Problems Like a Pro Many dSLRs have a shortcut which lets you quickly reformat erase all your images on your memory card without having to dig through all the menus on the back of the camera On a Nikon the shortcut actually appears in red beside the two buttons you need to hold down to reformat you hold the Delete trash can button and the Mode button down together for two or three seconds until you see the word For flashing in the LCD info window on top of the camera Once For is flashing release those buttons and press them again just once and your card will format On a Canon there isn t a shortcut but you can go under the Set Up 1 menu select Format and then press the Set button Select OK and your card will be formatted Don t Go Out Shooting with Just One Memory Card If you shoot with just one memory card it s going to catch up with you Your card s going to be full or you re g
5. personally responsible for taking any photo that is not literally Ansel Adams quality Underexposed That stupid software Out of focus Darn autofocus got me again Took a shot of your foot as you were walking It fired without me pressing the button See It s easier than you d think Let s try a few more You hear Gee the color looks off You reply My stupid LCD isn t color balanced Oooh good one Today s digital cameras are amazingly sophisticated devices and SSoJd udyoesd pue ou uoleoOnpy uosuedy JO UOISSIWWEd YUM pesn OLOZ IYUDBU dOS Aqiey noos Ag eun 0A yoog Audes6boloud jeubig eu wo pe1dieox Chapter 9 The Digital Photography Book You read a lot online about not being able to really trust what you see on the LCD screen on the back of your camera Some of that is old outdated information some of it depends on camera settings which we ll cover in just a minute and some of it is true Here are my thoughts on it If you shoot in JPEG mode using one of today s newer dSLR cameras and the more expensive the camera usually the better quality the LCD monitor what you re seeing on the monitor is a JPEG preview and it s pretty close to what you ll actually see when you open the photo on your computer or get prints made However if you shoot in RAW mode you re not seeing a preview of the RAW photo you re seeing a preview of the JPEG image and the JPEG image usuall
6. processing your repair claim they would still shoot it in RAW So for those people you know who you are l m going to save myself a lot of angry letters not all mind you but a few and state categorically that you should shoot all photos no matter what the final intended use in RAW format There I said it It s been documented Now that being said I ve heard of some photographers who don t post process their images meaning they don t open the photos in Photoshop or Ele ments or Lightroom or Capture or whatever they just take the shots and then either put them on the Web or put them on disc or print them out as is So if you are one of those people who are pretty happy with how their photos look right out of the camera and you do very little if any editing in a photo software application and you enjoy fit ting thousands of photos on a 4 GB memory card rather than a few hundred and you enjoy not having the hard drive on your laptop crammed full all the time guess in that situation it s okay to shoot in JPEG Fine mode Just don t ever tell anyone Also two other groups of people who often shoot in JPEG mode are pro sports photographers who shoot thousands of shots per event and many pro wedding photographers as well but hey I m not telling you it s okay wink wink SSoJd dyoesd pue Ou uoeonpg uosiedy JO UOISSIWWEd YUM pesn OLOZ O IYUDBU dOS Aqjey 100s q eLun oA Y00g AuydeJboouda j
7. you did it SSoJd udyoesd pue Ou uoeonpg uosiedd JO UOISSIWWEd YUM pesn OLOZ O IYUDBU dOS gIoM noos Ag eun 0A yoog AuydeJsbojouda jeubig eu wo pe1dieox Chapter 9 The Digital Photography Book Don t Let the Small Screen Fool You SCOTT KELBY If you ve ever taken a shot that looked great on your camera only to open it later on your computer to find out that your killer shot was incredibly blurry don t feel bad everything looks sharp on a tiny 2 5 or 3 LCD screen and every photographer has been burned by this well every photographer know anyway That s why it s so critical to check the sharpness right then and there out in the field while you still have a chance to reshoot the shot When you see a shot that looks really great on the LCD stop right there and make sure it s sharp by zooming in tight and checking the focus Just press the Zoom In on a Nikon or Magnify on a Canon button on the back of the camera to zoom in Once zoomed in you move to view different parts of your zoomed in photo using the multi selector on a Nikon or the multi controller on a Canon on the back of the camera Once you re done checking the sharpness press the Zoom In magnifying glass button again on a Nikon or the Reduce button on a Canon to zoom back out Keep your surprises to a minimum by checking the sharpness now in camera before it s too late SSoJd Udyoesd pue Ou uogeonpg uosIe
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9. Chapter Nine Avoiding Problems Like a Pro How to Sidestep Those Things That Drive You Crazy if you take a moment to really think about it you re holding in your hands a lens a shutter mechanism a color TV monitor and a computer That s right there actually is a computer inside every single digital camera That s what those menus on the back are for you re navigating the camera s software and turning on off specific features just like you do on your computer at work or at home You re setting the preferences for how your computer works So at this point you re not really taking a photo you re tweaking your software to get a specific desired result When you press the shutter button it sends a signal to the software to briefly let some amount of light into the computer controlled sensor and that amount is determined through a mathematical calculation performed by that s right your onboard computer So is it any wonder that occasionally we make a mistake with this handheld computer and a photo doesn t look how we wanted it to No it s not So technically when the photo doesn t look the way we want it to it s not our fault it s that darn computer Well that s what this chapter is all about Blame You ll learn how to quickly and easily redirect the blame for any bad shot back to how the software behaved in your camera and you ll be able to do it in such a convincing and logical way that there s no way you could ever be held
10. OTT KELBY SSoJd Udyoesd pue Ou uogeonpg uosIe d JO UOISSIWWEd YUM pesn OLOZ O IYUDBU dOS g oM noos Ag eun 0A yoog AuydeJsbojouda jeubig eu wo pa1dsieox Avoiding Problems Like a Pro Shooting in Bad Weather Sometimes the best images come from the worst weather but if you re going to be shooting in this type of weather you need to take a few precautions for your gear Some cameras like Nikon s D300 D700 and D3 line have weather sealed bodies that help keep moisture out but your best bet is to buy rain covers for your gear that still allow you to hold your camera and operate the zooms on your lenses while keeping the electron ics inside your camera nice and dry The set use is the KT E 702 Elements Cover made by Kata www kata bags com and it s got special sleeves on the side so you can reach inside the cover and adjust your camera settings and lens zoom don t have to use this often but when do it s great not having to worry about my gear getting toasted If you get caught in an unexpected rain situation try using the shower cap from your hotel room to cover the entire back of your camera body so just the lens sticks out What to Do When You Don t Have Protective Gear Ifyou get caught in the rain and don t have protective gear hey it happens when you get back to a dry place try patting dry the outside of your gear with a cleaning cloth or a dry towel if a cleaning cloth isn t ha
11. burst of shots If you re reading this and thinking Il never shoot that many shots at once then there s good news you don t really need one of those expensive high speed cards This is good news because regular speed cards are much less expensive For example just looked up what a regular 8 GB SD Lexar memory card costs at B amp H Photo It was 9 99 The 133x higher speed 8 GB card sells for 61 95 but it did come with a mail in rebate of 25 however retail statistics show only a very small percentage of consumers ever actually mail in these rebates which is why mail in rebates are so popular but even with that it s still 36 95 more than 3 5 times as much as the regular speed card So why pay the difference if you won t experience a difference eh SSoJd udyoesd pue ou uoleoOnpy uosuedd JO UOISSIWWEd YUM pesn OLOZ IYUDBU dOS Aqiey noos Ag eun 0A yoog Audes6boloud jeubig eu wo pe1dieox Chapter 9 The Digital Photography Book My friend Janine Smith shared this tip with me last year and ever since she did I ve been using it and it s saved my bacon more than once When you re packing your cam era bag for a shoot before you close the bag pick up the camera and take a quick shot of anything This will tell you instantly if you have a memory card with you whether your battery is charged and whether your camera is in basic working order You don t want to learn about any of these problems o
12. camera box and hand the customer the camera to take a few shots and see how the camera feels after all how a camera feels in your hands is very important So at the factory they set the camera up so you can take shots without actually having a memory card in the camera The shutter fires just like usual and you see the picture appear on the LCD on the back of the camera just like always except those photos vanish into thin air after because they re not saved to a memory card This is one thing you usually learn about the hard way Well at least did when I did a photo shoot in a studio shot for 35 minutes and when popped the door on my camera open to back up my photos was shocked to find out there was no memory card even though I had been looking at some of the shots on the camera s LCD monitor Those shots were gone forever so the first thing do with any new camera is turn the memory card lock on so it won t even take a shot without a memory card in the camera On Canon cameras go to the Shooting menu and choose Shoot Without Card then set this function to Off On Nikon cameras go under the Custom Setting menu and choose No Memory Card Change the setting from Enable Release to Release Locked Now the camera s shutter release will be locked and it won t take a shot unless a memory card is in the camera SSoJd dyoesd pue Ou uoeonpg uosIea d JO UOISSIWWEd YUM pesn OLOZ O IYUDBU dOS Aqjey 100s q eLu
13. es des pu am Final images for Istanbul Gold Cup Steeple Chase Vacation Book Open ar Move to Trash Grand Centi Get Info Compress Soccer shoot ad Duplicate Make Alias Italy Fin Copy Soccer shoot 7 Automator gt l Clean Up Selection Send Soccer shoot To Bluetooth Device Label Enable Folder Actions GEE xusuuuna Configure Folder Actions Adobe Drive CS4 gt Instant JPEG from RAW M o Most dSLRs these days will let you shoot RAW or JPEG and usually Raw JPEG which means it writes two separate files to your memory card one is the untouched RAW file and the other is a processed JPEG file This is a big advantage for anyone who needs to quickly send a JPEG file to a client like a pro sports photographer who needs to email shots to the magazine or wire service while the event is still going on RAW files are much larger in file size so they re a somewhat impractical for email some clients don t have the software to read RAW files and the files are unprocessed unsharp ened and uncorrected so having an already processed compressed JPEG makes sense for some shooters The downside is it takes up a lot more room on your memory card and now you have two versions of every photo Now if you re one of those folks who shoots in Raw JPEG have got a tip for you Michael Tapes at RawWorkflow com the guy who makes the popular WhiBal white balance tool created a free downloadable software uti
14. eubig eu wo pe1dieoxy Chapter 9 The Digital Photography Book Built In Sensor Cleaning Sensor Cleaning Auto cleaning ji Enable Clean now 7c Clean manually The sensor on your digital camera collects dust like like well like something that really collects a lot of dust like that film camera up in your closet The sensors in today s cameras are magnetized and each time you change lenses you re screwing a piece of metal into a metal mount and not surprisingly tiny metal shavings appear and those can get sucked down onto your sensor and before you know it you ve got tiny spots and specks on your sensor which means you now have tiny spots and specks on every photo you re about to take That s why we have to do our best to keep our sensors clean and that s why more and more of the newer digital cameras now have built in sensor cleaning ca pabilities This basically demagnetizes your sensor for a moment to shake the sensor dust off and it does a decent job Not a great job an okay job it doesn t replace having your sensor fully cleaned but if your camera has it built in you might as well use it For example on a Canon camera like the 50D if you turn the power switch to the On higher position this turns on the auto sensor cleaning feature and it shakes the dust off your sensor right then and there It cleans the sensor when it shuts down too With the power switch in the On position you can also go to the Set Up 2
15. lity that extracts the JPEG preview that s already embedded in every RAW image and it does it incredibly ludicrously if that s even a word fast All you do is download the utility from www rawworkflow com and run the installer Then click on a folder of RAW photos Control click PC Right click on that folder and choose Instant JPEG from RAW from the contextual menu that appears You ll get to choose what size you d like your JPEG in case you need a smaller size for uploading to a website and then click Extract and literally in just seconds it extracts those JPEGs for you and puts them in their own folder use this all the time and I love it SSoJd dyoesd pue ou uoeonpg uosiea d JO UOISSIWWEd YUM pesn OLOZ O IYUDBU dOS gIoM noos Ag eun 0A yoog Audes6boloud jeubig eu wo pajdisox3 Avoiding Problems Like a Pro When to Shoot JPEG When to Shoot RAW Quality L 15M 4752x3168 999 RAW RAW BN R AW K Ei AL AM dM AS dS Canon get asked on a regular basis When should I shoot in RAW and when should I shoot in JPEG mode This is one sticky question because some photographers are so fanati cal about shooting in RAW that there s no reason you could ever give them that makes sense not to shoot in RAW If the photo you re going to take is of your wrecked car and it s only going to be 3x4 in size and the only person who would ever possibly see it is the insurance adjuster in a different state
16. n my blog www scottkelby com Once you re there search for copyright and you ll find the videos SS ld lId ydead pue Ou uUOjLoNPpI uosIe d JO UOISSIWWEd YUM pesn OLOZ IYUDU dOS g oM noos Ag eun 0A yoog AuydeJsbojouda jeubig eu wo pa1dsieox Avoiding Problems Like a Pro Back Up Twice Before Formatting There s a rule a lot of photographers well paranoid photographers anyway like me follow and that is we don t erase our memory cards until we absolutely know that we have two copies of our photos elsewhere For example when you download your photos to your computer that s only one copy and you shouldn t format your memory card with just this one copy because when your hard drive crashes one day notice that said when all those photos are gone forever Now once you back up those photos from your computer to a second drive a backup hard drive then you ll have two copies one set on your computer and one set on your backup drive and then it s safe to format erase your memory card and keep shooting with that card Without two backups it s just a matter of time before those photos are gone forever I could tell you the saddest stories of people who have written me who have lost every photo of their kids for the past eight or 10 years because they had them on their computer and their computer died wish it was just one story but I ve got dozens and dozens My Personal Photo Backup St
17. n oA yoog AuydeJboouda jeubig eu wo pe1dieoxy Chapter 9 The Digital Photography Book You Need to Copyright Your Photos 800 a Corri nie Orca eee eee Sees Conc Gale Lel LATA Ee emo nem copmiongovicornaexmm Coole Copyright Electronic Copyright Office eCO Online System File a copyright registration for your work through the Copyright Office online system Advantages include Lower filing fee of 35 for a basic claim for online filings only Fastest processing time Online status tracking secure payment by credit or debit card electronic check or Copyright Office deposit account the ability to upload certain categories of deposits directly into eCO as electronic files Before using the service we recommend you first read eCO Tips eCO FAQs or eCO Tutorial PowerPoint eCO Tutorial PDF Login to eco Electronic Copyright Office Alternate Methods 1 Registration with Fill In Form CO The next best option for registering basic claims is the new fill in Form CO which replaces Forms TX VA PA SE and SR Using 2 D barcode scanning technology the Office can process these forms much faster and more efficiently than paper forms completed manually Simply complete Form CO on your personal computer print it out and mail it along with a check or money order and your deposit The fee for a basic registration on Form CO is 45 FEEDBACK q EEB TT M gt E With so many of us posting our
18. nce you re on location or on vacation You d rather know now while you still have time to grab a memory card charge your battery or fix a potential problem SSoJd udyoesd pue Ou uoeonpg uosuedd JO UOISSIWWEd YUM pesn OLOZ O IYUDBU dOS gIoM noos Ag eun 0A yoog AuydeJsbojouda jeubig eu wo pe1dieox Avoiding Problems Like a Pro Why You Should Download Your User Manual 000 hetp gdp01 c wss com gds 1 0300001591 01 e0s50d h en pdf L lt gt jLe Lala l t hup gdip01 c wss com gds 1 0300001591 01 eosS0d h en pdf sao E P 1 228 EE xy amp O 113 A Sian ta E Find bd gos SO3 UOUL One of the biggest problems with camera user manuals is quickly finding what you re looking for That s why always download the free PDF electronic version of the user manual from the manufacturer s website because the PDF versions have a search fea ture and you can find what you re looking for in five seconds rather than five minutes of course it s only five minutes if you re lucky I ve spent much more time looking for certain features Once you use the free PDF version of the manual you ll only reach for the printed manual in an emergency situation when you re out in the field and you don t mind hauling the user manual around with you By the way download the manuals for all my gear flashes cameras wireless triggers you name it They re so small in file size and so handy there s no reason
19. ndy Don t wipe it or you risk moving water into places you don t want it so just carefully pat it dry I ve heard of photographers using a blow dryer set on low to help dry things off but luckily haven t had to test that one out Also leave your camera off until the camera has had plenty of time to dry the inside on its own SSoJd udyoesd pue Ou uoeonpg uosiedy JO UOISSIWWEd YUM pesn OLOZ O IYUDBU dOS gIoM noos Ag eun 0A yoog AuydeJsbojouda jeubig eu wo pe1dieox Hiv 2 de a 9 O lt Q a 4 eel i a TER SPEED 1 8sec F STOP F 11 150 100
20. not to Where to Find Those Downloadable Manuals lfyou re a Nikon user in the U S go to www nikonusa com Service And Support Download Center page and if you re a Canon user in the U S go to www usa canon com click on the Download link in the menu bar across the top and choose Consumer SSoJd Udyoesd pue Ou uUOjLoNPpI uosIe d JO UOISSIWWEd YUM pesn OLOZ IYUDU dOS gIoM noos Ag eun 0A yoog AuydeJsbojouda jeubig eu wo pe1dieox Chapter 9 The Digital Photography Book If you want to do a quick test to see if you ve got junk on your camera s sensor try this aim at something like a solid gray wall or a gray cloudless sky and take a shot Import this photo into your computer open it in Photoshop and then press Com mand l PC Ctrl l This inverts your photo and any spots specks dust or junk will stick out like a sore thumb and you ll know right then if you need to clean your camera s sensor by the way although you can buy sensor cleaning kits and cleaning your sensor is surprisingly easy some folks just don t feel comfortable digging around inside their camera body and in that case you should stop by your local camera store and have one of their techs do a quick cleaning for you They ll charge you a few bucks for it but it beats having spots on all your shots Make sure you do this before a big trip See page 196 for a tip on using your camera s built in sensor cleaner SC
21. oing to have to wind up formatting the card without having two backups or you ll have to stop shooting for the day which is why you ve got to have at least a second if not a third memory card with you on every shoot just checked and a 4 GB memory card is going for as little as 18 95 You can also find lots of cards with manufacturer s rebates I recently bought a number of 8 GB memory cards for 69 with a 69 mail in rebate kid you not That s right free cards It happens SSoJd udyoesd pue ou uoeonpg uosIe d JO UOISSIWWEd YUM pesn OLOZ O IYUDBU dOS gIoM noos Ag eun 0A yoog AuydeJsbojouda jeubig eu wo pe1dieox Chapter 9 The Digital Photography Book Make Sure You Have the Latest Firmware gt Firmware version 1 01 1 01 Done One huge advantage of having the brains of today s digital cameras run by software is that the camera manufacturer can release updates to your camera which can range from fixing problems in the camera bugs to adding new features These free camera updates are called firmware updates and you download them directly from the manufacturer s website Once an update is downloaded you just connect your camera to your computer using that little USB cable that came with your camera and run the firmware updater software which usually has some simple instructions with it and it updates your camera by the way it s not just cameras that get firmware updates
22. rategy wrote about my entire photography backup and archiving strategy in a very detailed article on my blog at www scottkelby com blog 2008 archives 1410 andifyou re paranoid about losing all your photos and you should be it s worth a read SSoJd 1dyoesd pue Ou uogeonpg uosiedy JO UOISSIWWEd YUM pesn OLOZ O IYUDBU dOS Aqiey noos Ag euwn 0A yoog AuydeJsbojouda jeubig eu wo peidisox3 Chapter 9 The Digital Photography Book How You Press the Shutter Button Matters a p A Want another tip for getting sharper images Start gently squeezing the shutter but ton rather than just pressing it Actually for the least vibration possible you should kind of roll your finger over the shutter button from back to front By doing this gentle pressing of the shutter button you ll wind up with sharper photos every time SS ld udyoesd pue Ou uoeonpg uosuedd JO UOISSIWWEd YUM pesn OLOZ O IYUDBU dOS gIoM noos Ag eun 0A yoog Audes6boloud jeubig 24L wo pe1dieox Avoiding Problems Like a Pro Tuck in Your Elbows for Sharper Shots Another technique for getting sharper photos when hand holding your camera is to steady the camera by holding it with your elbows tucked in toward your body This helps anchor the camera to your body keeping it steadier and giving you sharper photos This is an easier change to make than you d think and once you see the results you ll be glad
23. w light without a tripod if your shutter speed gets under 1 60 of second there s a pretty good chance your photo will be somewhat blurry if you re hand holding and you don t want to raise your ISO because your photo will get too noisy here s a trick you can try that will usually get a sharp photo shoot multiple shots in Burst or High Speed Continuous mode Chances are if you take three or four shots in a quick burst at least one of those shots will be in focus I ve done this numerous times and I m always amazed at the results You ll see a blurry one blurry one then all of a sudden there s a nice crisp shot as shown here with the five star image labeled yellow and then right back to blurry So next time you re in one of those situations crank off a few right in a row and keep your fingers crossed that at least one of those will be in focus hey it s better than the alternative SSoJd Udyead pue Ou uoleoOnpy uosiedy JO UOISSIWWEd YUM pesn OLOZ O IYUDBU dOS gIoM noos Ag eun 0A yoog Ayudesboloud jeubig eu wo pajdisox3 Avoiding Problems Like a Pro The High Speed Memory Card Myth 8900 Lexar 8GB Professional 133x Secure Digital SD8GB 133 381 i E f BHlhttp www bhphotovideo com c product 553966 REG Lexar_SD8GB 133 381 8GB ProfesQ R Q Google Bar Government Education amp Corporate Students My Account as ru Mhe a Source po 0 00 noguivReaister e FW 0 items 0 00 Wish 7 800 606
24. y looks better than an unedited RAW photo That s because JPEG images have been processed inside your camera and they have sharpening applied color correction contrast and basically your camera tries to make JPEGs look really good But when you shoot in RAW you re telling your camera Turn all that in camera make it look good stuff off and just give me the raw untouched file and then I ll do all that sharpening color correction and contrast stuff myself in Photo shop or Lightroom or whatever However you re still seeing that processed JPEG preview on your camera so if you shoot in RAW mode don t be startled when what you see on your computer doesn t look nearly as good as it did on the back of your camera I m not telling you on any level not to shoot in RAW mode I m just letting you know how what you see on your LCD relates to what you re going to see on your computer Now ya know SCOTT KELBY SSoJd dyoesd pue ou uoleoONpy uosiedy JO UOISSIWWEd YUM pesn OLOZ IYUDBU dOS Aqjey 100s q eLun oA yoog Audesbojougd jeubig eu wo pe1dieoxy Avoiding Problems Like a Pro Resetting Your Camera to the Factory Defaults Clear Settings Clear all camera settings Cancel If you ve tweaked and played around with the menus in your camera and you feel like you ve totally messed something up and you just wish everything was back like it was when you bought the camera then you ll be happ
25. y to learn that most cameras have a return to default setting that puts all the customizable settings back to their original factory default settings use this when it just seems like my camera is all whacked out for some reason and resetting to the defaults usually snaps it right out of its insanity The only downside of doing this is when it returns to the defaults any of the settings you changed in your camera are erased too so you have to go back and customize whatever settings you had customized again which is why it helps to write those little changes down that way you won t forget what your settings were Anyway here s how it s done On a Canon camera you press the Menu button then go to the Set Up 3 menu and choose Clear Settings Now choose Clear All Camera Settings and then select OK If you re using a Nikon camera press and hold the Qual Quality button and the Exposure Compensation button down for more than two seconds or you can press the Menu button go to the Shooting menu and choose Reset Shooting Menu then go to the Custom Setting menu and choose Reset Custom Settings Doesn t mat ter which way you do it it ll reset the camera to the factory fresh settings SSoJd dyoesd pue Ou uoeonpg uosiea d JO UOISSIWWEd YUM pesn OLOZ O IYUDBU dOS Aqjey 100s q eLun oA yoog AuydeJboouda jeubig eu wo pe1dieoxy Chapter 9 The Digital Photography Book Instant JPEG From RAW Gere imag
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