Canon EOS-1Ds Review: 18. Software: Digital Photography Review

Software contd.

Save File

With one or more image (RAW in the example below) selected you can save them to JPEG, TIFF 8-bit or TIFF 16-bit.

Image file information (from file header)

The text below is an example of the information available in the bottom right hand pane of the main window. As you can see it covers a wide range of exposure and camera setting information as well as a complete set of the custom function settings.

File Name
     020921-1348-11.jpg
Camera Model Name
     Canon EOS-1DS
Shooting Date/Time
     9/21/2002 1:48:11 PM
Shooting Mode
     Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed )
     1/2500
Av( Aperture Value )
     3.2
Metering Mode
     Evaluative
Exposure Compensation
     0
ISO Speed
     100
Lens
     28.0 - 70.0 mm
Focal Length
     64.0 mm
Image Size
     4064x2704
Image Quality
     Fine
Flash
     Off
White Balance
     Auto
AF Mode
     One-Shot AF
Parameters
     Tone Curve         Standard
     Sharpness level    1
     Pattern sharpness  Standard
Color Matrix
     1
Noise reduction
     Off
File Size
     3298KB

Custom Function Settings
    00:Focusing Screen
         1:[L] Ec-A,B,C,CII,CIII,D,H,I,L
    01:Finder display during exposure
         0:No viewfinder display
    02:Shutter release without CF card
         1:Not possible
    03:ISO speed expansion
         1:Expanded sensitivity
    04:Shutter button/AE lock button
         0:AF/AE lock
    05:Manual Tv/Av set. for M exp.
         1:Tv value: Quick Control dial,
           Av value: Main dial
    06:Exposure level increments
         0:1/3-stop set, 1/3-stop comp.
    07:USM lens electronic MF
         0:Turns on after One-Shot AF
    08:Top LCD panel/Back LCD panel
         1:ISO/Remain. Shots
    09:Auto bracketing sequence/cancel
         0:0,-,+/Auto cancellation
    10:AF point illumination
         0:On
    11:AF point selection method
         0:AF point selection button + Main
         / Quick Control dial operation
    12:Mirror lockup
         0:Disable
    13:Number AF points/Spot metering
         0:45/Center AF point
    14:Auto reduction of fill flash
         0:Enable
    15:Shutter curtain synchronization
         0:1st-curtain synchronization
    16:Safety shift in Av or Tv
         0:Disable
    17:AF point activation area
         0:Single AF point
    18:Switch to registered AF point
         0:Assist button + AF point selection button
    19:Lens AF stop button function
         0:AF stop
    20:AI SERVO tracking sensitivity
         0:Standard
Drive Mode
     Single-frame shooting
Owner's Name
     dpreview.com test
Camera Body No.
     XXXXXX

Camera connected: Camera Settings

The camera settings dialog allows you to set / retrieve various camera settings: camera model, body ID, firmware version, owners name, date & time, CF card status (and format option), personal functions, parameter sets, personal white balance.

Camera connected: Personal Functions

I previously covered the personal functions in some detail, however below you'll see an animation of the dialog used to set these functions.

Camera connected: Parameters

The parameters option allows you to create up to three parameter sets which can contain a custom tone (gamma) curve, sharpening settings as well as individual compression ratios for Fine and Normal JPEG modes. Note that you can also change / select these options via the camera menu.

Camera connected: Personal White Balance

This option allows you to pre-program the PC-1, PC-2 or PC-3 white balance presets with your own white balance measurement. Measurements can be taken from a RAW file using the eyedropper and then saved into a white balance file, this can then be loaded into the camera via the Personal White Balance dialog (below) and assigned to a particular personal preset. Very useful if you regularly use the same lighting setup in a studio.

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