In-camera sharpening setting

[Whopper]

Hi All,

I will be getting my first DSLR in a few weeks, but i've got a question about in-camera sharpening.
My camera will have a sharpness setting from -2,-1,0,+1,+2, so i wonder what you guys normally use?. I would think either 0 or +1 if you want to sharpen images in photoshop.

Regards,

Rob

[Leftseat86]

Always 0. Let the camera take an image that is as "pure" as possible, you can sharpen and edit in photoshop.

-Clovis

[Dazbo5]

I always have my camera sharpness set to 'normal' for aviation photography. I've found that the images can be too sharp otherwise. I've tried various sharpness settings for static shots but have found that it is more flexible having the camera on normal and sharpeneing them in photoshop or whatever software you use. If the images are too sharp to begin with, its difficult to adjust them in post processing without getting jaggies etc.

Darren

[jid]

Let the camera take the pictures, the computer to do the processing

As Clovis says 0 is the way to go.

Jid

[AC870]

I have mine set to -2 and I do all the sharpening in photoshop.

[F3Hadlow]

I leave my camera on 0 sharpening and just do the sharpening work in Paint Shop Pro.

[LX-A343]

Avoid ANY sharpening in the camera. Set sharpening to -2 in your case. Listen to uncle Jid :

Let the camera take the pictures, the computer to do the processing

Gerardo

[jid]

uncle Jid

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[Whopper]

Avoid ANY sharpening in the camera. Set sharpening to -2 in your case. Listen to uncle Jid :

Let the camera take the pictures, the computer to do the processing

Gerardo

Hi All,

Thanks for the replies. I will start at 0 and trial -1 and -2 to see what works best.
Can't wait!

Regards,

Rob