20D or 350D Acceptable Parameter Setting

[thobs]

am not sure if this has been asked before.

i have read that saturation may affect your image in terms of noise when shooting at higher ISO

do we just leave it all to 0?
what about the sharpness etc. etc.

in totallity what's the safest possible parameter setting to use? considering that the output image will be process afterwards


tia

[raptor84]

Shoot in RAW then for the greatest control I normally use -1 for contrast and saturation and 0 for sharpening with my 70-200. You might need to bump it up a little for softer lenses.

[Klose]

Contrast +1
Sharpness +2
Saturation +2

However, if you intend to do less post processing Stick to Parameter 1.

[TechMage]

RAW RAW RAW... decide later with DPP or Photoshop

[holeinone]

This is really personal preference... I go with +1 for all.

[ST_sg]

Last time I used to set contrast +1, but lately after using the 17-40 & 70-200 f/4L, contrast = 0 looks more natural. I quite like rich color, so pump +1 at Saturation. Sharpness so far quite good / acceptable to my taste straight out of the 20d + L, hence +2 without much post processing needs.

Hence my home settings:
Contrast 0
Saturation +1
Sharpness +2

Btw, I shoot RAW for later minor exposure & WB adjustment if necesssary.

Cheers!

[Denosha]

Using Parameter 2 which i think is all 0.

[thobs]

so you have to consider your type of lens right...

anyway am using only the dreaded kit lens



thanks guys

[fWord]

Originally Posted by thobs so you have to consider your type of lens right... anyway am using only the dreaded kit lens thanks guys

Oh...in that case maybe Saturation +1, Contrast +1 and Sharpness +15,000 might be in order. Otherwise, just push Sharpness up to +2. Personally, I like the colours I get when Saturation is set at +2, but your mileage may vary.

[user111]

sharpen +1
the rest all set to zero

[user111]

sharpen +1

the rest set to zero

[_espn_]

Shoot RAW, should be easier