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Making Edges More Distinct: Image Sharpening

Setting for Optional Lens Converters: Lens

This option controls whether pictures are processed for increased sharpness, and to what degree. Because this processing takes place only as the pictures are being saved to the memory card, the effects of sharpening can not be previewed in the monitor before shooting.

IMAGE SHARPENING

Auto

High

Normal

Low

Off

OFF SELECT SET

The lens menu is used to select combinations of settings suited to different converter lenses (available separately). For complete information on use and handling, see the documentation provided with your converter lens.

	LENS
	Normal
	Wide Adapter
	Telephoto 1
	Telephoto 2
	Fisheye
	Slide Copy Adptr
OFF	SELECT	SET

Option	Description
Auto	Camera sharpens edges for optimal results; adjustment
	performed differs from image to image.
High	Photos processed to increase sharpness, making edges more
	distinct.
Normal	Camera performs same standard level of sharpening on all
	photos.
Low	Amount of sharpening reduced below normal level.
Off	No sharpening performed.

When taking pictures that will later be retouched, choose settings of Normal or

Option	Use with	Description
Normal	—	No modifications are made to settings. Use this
		option when no lens converter is attached.
		• Camera zooms out to widest angle
	WC-E24*1	(p. 26)
Wide Adapter	WC-E63*1	• Flash disabled (p. 48)
	WC-E68*2	• Zooms in to maximum optical-zoom position,
		adjustable after setting (p. 26)
		• Camera zooms in to maximum optical-zoom
		position (p. 26)
Telephoto 1	TC-E2*1	• Optical zoom (p. 26) adjustable between
		maximum to middle position.
		• Flash disabled (p. 48)
		• Zoom fixed at maximum optical zoom

Menu Guide

Low.

		2272
1/250	F2.8	16

At settings other than Auto, the current image- sharpening setting is shown by an icon in the monitor.

Telephoto 2 TC-E3ED*1 position (p. 26)

•Flash disabled (p. 48)

•Zoom fixed at widest angle (p. 26)

•Focus fixed at infinity (p. 41)

Fisheye 1	FC-E8*1	• Metering method fixed at center-weighted
		(p. 99)

•Flash disabled (p. 48)

•Self-timer can be set (p. 42)

•Zoom set to 1.2X digital zoom and adjustable between 1.2-4X (p. 46)

•Focus mode fixed at macro close-up (p. 41)

•Flash disabled (p. 48)

Slide Copy Adptr ES-E28*1• Image adjustment set to –Less Contrast (p. 103)

•Exposure compensation set to +0.7 EV, adjustable (p. 110)

•Self-timer can be set (p. 42)

•Take picture while the monitor is on

*1 UR-E4 step down ring lens adapter (available separately) required.

*2 UR-E4 and UR-E7 step down ring lens adapters (both available separately) required.

—The Shooting Menu

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