Film Speed, Sharpening, Contrast, etc

[Littlebike]

I am just curious as to what other people most often use as thier standard settings.

Usually I have my film speed set to 100 by default and often forget to change when needed until after the fact.

Also, I noticed in the paramerters settings I can adjust sharpness and contrast among others and am wondering if most use the "standard" setting or are using one of the custom sets to add a little sharpening or contrast in the camera.

The more I learn about figital photography the more I realize how little I know.

[slejhamer]

For general purpose hand-held shooting, I use Av mode and set the aperture so that I get a desired depth of field, and then change ISO to increase light sensitivity so that I have a reasonable shutter speed. Obviously the shooting mode will change depending on the subject and scene, but this is my stand-by mode.

So far I have kept the other settings at their defaults.

Playing with the "dummy" modes, I've found that the sport mode works fairly well, and that the night portrait mode does a decent job too, even with back-lit subjects.

[CyberDyneSystems]

I will usually start a days shooting at ISO 400,.. it helps with wildlife hiding in the shade,. when things get too dark and the shutter speeds drop,. I start to bump the ISO up,.. that part for me is easy to remember ,.. as I simply won't get the shutter speed if I don't,...

Where I forget is the other way around,.. there have been many a time where i have forgotten that I was in a high ISO setting and plenty of light for shooting at ISO 100....

I usually shoot in "P" mode,. as even then I can roll the aperture or shutter to my liking.

I keep the the focus set to AI focus 90% of the time and switch to AIServo when I know I need it,.. like birds in flight (if there is time)

I have shot over 10,000 images with the 10D without adjusting the parameters,. (except I shoot Adobe 1998rgb)

but I am now experimenting with some of the in camera tweeks. (remeber these adjustments only effect the jpegs,. they do not alter your RAW images at all)

I have bumped up Sharpness, Contrast, and Saturation,. each up one notch.

So far I am not displeased with the jpegs,... but I need to do a little side by side comaprison soon.

[J.A.F. Doorhof]

I use normally the aperture mode.
And when using flash fully manual, because when operating in the other modes the Aperture will stay to low.

Greetings,
Frank

[Vegas Poboy]

I currently use Adobe rgb in AV or TV modedepending on what I'm shooting. Right now I've only had the camera for a week just shooting whatever crosses my path and it seems any color adjustments you may want to make is best done on a full size calibrated monitor and with Adobe products. This camera has alot of tweaks but for the average photographer use your basic skills and let the camera do the rest.

[danphoto1]

ISO is important and dependent upon shooting conditions and the apeture setting of your lens. If Ihave time I put my camera on the priority mode look at the settings and and then the image that i just shot I see if I have to make adjustments. Av if i need a greater depth of field and don't forget that there is a Depth of field auto setting on your camera as well. Focus lock on point 1 the foucs lock on point 2 and recompose picture holding shutter button half way down and then shoot. Don't be afraid to experiment. Braket your shots if know how.

As for sharpining I would be carefull, I use the standard settings on the camera. My own personal opinion but, an image that is too sharp looks as bad or worse than one that is out of focus. I am more concerened with the proper white balance and a good shutter speed so get a clear sharp image to work with after I shoot .