Appending Dust Delete Data*
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Photograph asolid=white object.
Ata distance of 20 cm - 30 cm (0.7 ft.
- 1.0 ft.), fillthe viewfinder with a
patternless, solid-white object and
take a picture.
The picture will be taken in aperture-
priority AE mode at an aperture of
f/22.
Since the image will not be saved, the
data can still be obtained even if there
isno card in the camera.
Whenthe pictureis taken, thecamera will
startcollecting the Dust Delete Data.
Whenthe DustDelete Data isobtained, a
message will appear.
Select [OK], andthe menuwill reappear.
Ifthe data was not obtained
successfully, a message to that effect
will appear. Follow the "Preparation"
procedure onthe preceding page, then
select [OK]. Take the picture again.
After the Dust Delete Data is obtained, it isappended to allthe JPEG
and RAW images captured thereafter. Before an important shoot, you
should update the Dust Delete Data by obtaining itagain.
For details about using Digital Photo Professional (provided software,
p.270) to erase dust spots, see the Software Instruction Manual (p.272)
in the Software Instruction Manual CD-ROM.
The Dust Delete Data appended to the image is so small that it hardly
affects the image file size.
Be sure to use a solid-white object such as a new sheet of white paper. If the
paper has any pattern or design, it may be recognized as dust data and
affect the accuracy of the dust deletion with the software.
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