Canon Camera, Hackers Manual

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4.5 Shooting RAW
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original. And because custom curves (section 4.3.8) are considered during
RAW development, you can create different variations of the image using
different curves.
How do you do this? It’s very simple:
1. Create your original file as a true RAW file (not as a DNG file).
2. Invoke the menu entry
ALT > MENU > RAW Parameters > RAW Develop.
This will bring up the file browser (section 4.10.1).
3. Navigate to the image folder (e.g.,
CANON101/
), find the image (using
date and time for orientation), and press FUNC/SET .
4. The camera will now ask you to switch to Recording Mode . To do so,
press ALT again. If the camera is in Playback Mode, switch to Recording
Mode .
5. Set your processing parameters (see above). See the manufacturer’s
manual for instructions.
6. Press the shutter button. Instead of taking a shot, the camera will read
the RAW file and produce a JPEG file using the current camera settings.
4.5.6 More RAW processing
The possibilities don’t stop with the RAW processing discussed in section
4.5.5. The context menu of the file browser (see section 4.10.1) opens a
whole new world of addititional RAW processing options. You can reach the
file browser through
ALT > MENU > Miscellaneous Stuff > File Browser or
ALT > MENU > RAW Parameters > RAW Develop .
Besides the traditional file browser operations such as Cut, Copy, Delete,
Select Inverse (section 4.10.1), there are some interesting RAW processing
functions. Again, they only apply to true RAW files, not to DNG files.
Figure 4-37
In the file browser, you can mark files
by pressing the RIGHT button on each
file that you want to select. Pressing
the RIGHT button on a marked file
removes the mark. Pressing the LEFT
button pops up the context menu.
Pressing LEFT again closes the context
menu.