I CAMERA FEATURESAND OPERATION 6
The 45-point AREA AF Sensor 6
The Evolution of AF Speed & Predictive AF Control 7
AF Modes8
AF Point Selection Methods8
AF Performance According to Subject Contrast & Detail9
AF Performance According to Light Levels9
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 Functions11
Combining Custom Functions: Advanced Operations16
II LENSISSUES 23
AF Speed According to EF Lens Vintage23
EF Extender Issues23
III IMAGE QUALITY SETTINGS 24
RAW vs. JPEG24
JPEG Quality 24
In-Camera Sharpness, Contrast, 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 Lock29
Diffraction 29
V SHARPENING METHODSIN POST PROCESSING 30
Adobe Photoshop’s Unsharp Mask Filter 30
3rd Party Sharpening Software31
RAW Converters 32
VI EQUIPMENT CALIBRATION ISSUES 33
AF System Calibration 33
Lens Calibration 33
Testing Your Own Cameras& Lenses33
CONTENTS
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