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Photo from R5 and RF 70-200 2.8 not as sharp as my expectation

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Quarkcharmed
Quarkcharmed Senior Member • Posts: 2,713
Re: Photo from R5 and RF 70-200 2.8 not as sharp as my expectation
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JJJPowell wrote:

Hello,

I am an amateur, and I took this photo.

First, the file size is only 5MB and I set in my R5 for RAW and JPG, both for the maximum size.

Second, if I zoom into the moon, it is blurry.

Could be my skill which is not good enough or hardware issue, or even it should be like this?

Thanks

Why ISO 12800, f/5 and such a high shutter speed?  Generally it's best to shoot the night sky from a tripod. With your settings, your exposure is quite low and the camera applies a lot of noise reduction which  causes the loss of detail.

For the max sharpness of your moon shots, put the camera on a tripod, ISO 100, f/3.2, shutter speed will be around 1/200-1/400s.

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Canon EOS R5 Canon EF 70-200mm F2.8L IS II USM Canon EF 24-70mm F2.8L II USM Canon EF 16-35mm F4L IS USM Canon EF 50mm F1.8 STM
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