40D - Image Sharpening and Settings - do they adjust RAW quality

Hi, my understanding is that canon ships the 40D with modest settings for sharpening. The max I think is three and it only affects JPEGs. When I download the RAW file and view it, I notice that the sharpening factor in the RAW file is exactly where I had it for the shot on the camera. Example: Set STANDARD to 6 and take a shot witha Standard profile. The RAW will show 5 and I can adjust it up and down during processing.

The fact that I see 5, doesn't imply that the camera did some stuff on its own. It only means that if I opted for a RAW and a JPEG conversion that the 5 would have been used by the camera for the conversion. The RAW is still RAW and I can move it back to 0 to see the real results.

Is this correct?

What program are you using to look at the images?
Each raw editor, has it's own default sharpening settings that the camera settings have no impact over. Except in the case of the canon software, which I think will use the on camera settings to display the raw for you, rather than using some default settings.
I'm not too sure about that, since I use adobe lightroom, and I have it set to show everything at a very neutral tone to start.

I use Canons, digital professional that ships with the 40D and recently I did upgrade by downloading the latest version from them. I have no issues and it works fine. Just a thought I had when I saw the setting already at 5 or 6 and I expected to see it at zero.

<ctrl><T> for the toolbox, RAW TAB and look at the lower part for sharpening.

Yes, any picture styles or in camera settings do not impact RAW files. Your post processing program may have default import settings, but the files right out of the camera are just as they were when they hit the sensor.

TaDa wrote in post #6604621
Yes, any picture styles or in camera settings do not impact RAW files. Your post processing program may have default import settings, but the files right out of the camera are just as they were when they hit the sensor.

Thanks for the confirmation. The setting is therefore just a reminder on what you have set on the camera for onboard JPEG conversions.

David Ransley wrote in post #6604641
Thanks for the confirmation. The setting is therefore just a reminder on what you have set on the camera for onboard JPEG conversions.

Correct. I happen to keep my sharpening cranked all the way up on my camera. The body is displaying a jpg to you when you review your shots, and with sharpening cranked, it's easier to tell if a shot is sharp or not on the little screen. When I get the shots out of the body, no need to worry about them being over-sharpened as they're untouched RAWs.

TaDa wrote in post #6604718
Correct. I happen to keep my sharpening cranked all the way up on my camera. The body is displaying a jpg to you when you review your shots, and with sharpening cranked, it's easier to tell if a shot is sharp or not on the little screen. When I get the shots out of the body, no need to worry about them being over-sharpened as they're untouched RAWs.

This is a good tip. I must investigate whether I have better results on zooming into a shot to look at the detail with the levels crancked up.

I don't generally use DPP, preferring ACR in Photoshop, but doesn't DPP allow you to import RAW and apply camera settings? I believe it's an option in DPP that you can turn on/off as required.