SLM9 User Manual v1.2
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Using the Canon EOS 60D Camera
This is a great camera with great software. So spend some time
familiarising yourself with it.
The software manuals are available as PDF files on the Canon CD.
These may be also downloaded from the Canon website.
Taking Hemiphotos
The Canon EOS 60D is a very capable camera, giving you a lot of control
over the settings. This does mean that getting the right settings can be
complicated. It is well worth taking some time to learn how the camera
works before using it in the field. The following notes will point you towards
the appropriate sections of the camera manual.
Page numbers refer to current English version of the Canon manual.
Image Size and Compression
There is a trade-off between image quality and the number of images you
can store on a memory card, but HemiView work usually demands the best
available resolution. Using the largest image size at 5184 x 3456 pixels a
typical hemi-photo may occupy 25 MB if saved to file in the native Canon
RAW format, which would allow you about 100 shots on a 4GB card. Lower
image quality and/or image compression will increase the number of
images you can store. Saving as a JPEG will give you about 490 shots. Do
a trial comparison on your site to see if the image quality makes any
