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After over a year of mainly point and shoot with my Olympus D-550 I decided it was time to understand and use some of the override options. (White Balance for cloudy sky really helped in Challenge 11.) I can get a couple of stops +/-, change to spot metering, lock the ISO. These I understand.
However, the explanation of Sharpness and Contrast don’t make sense to me. For Sharpness adjustment I have hard, normal (default) and soft which effects outlines. The manual says to use Soft (outlines not strongly emphasized) WHEN YOU WANT TO EDIT IMAGES ON A PC. For Contrast, high, normal (default), and low (Light and shadows are less defined and the image becomes softer). Use low WHEN YOU WANT TO EDIT IMAGES ON A PC.
Of course I’m going to experiment but does it make any sense to reduce Sharpness and Contrast if I’m going to use Elements to edit? (See not completely OT.)
All thoughts appreciated.
Bob
However, the explanation of Sharpness and Contrast don’t make sense to me. For Sharpness adjustment I have hard, normal (default) and soft which effects outlines. The manual says to use Soft (outlines not strongly emphasized) WHEN YOU WANT TO EDIT IMAGES ON A PC. For Contrast, high, normal (default), and low (Light and shadows are less defined and the image becomes softer). Use low WHEN YOU WANT TO EDIT IMAGES ON A PC.
Of course I’m going to experiment but does it make any sense to reduce Sharpness and Contrast if I’m going to use Elements to edit? (See not completely OT.)
All thoughts appreciated.
Bob
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