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Statement about initial settings on camera that can't be set tethered
Don't know; the only two I can think of are Quality and Picture Style.
I think both of those can be set with Zoom Browser! Here is a step by step I wrote for someone who bought a camera from me, and I think this covers everything I personally do before plugging in the USB first time.(some of these might be settable in ZB...)
- Install the software that came with the camera onto your PC:
... EOS Utility
... Digital Photo Professional
- Turn on Camera and set the following settings:
... Turn top knob to Av
... Press Menu button (top left corner on back of camera)
... Tab over til you are on the 3rd setup menu (wrench with 3 dots)
... Tab down to Clear Settings and press Set, then Clear all Camera Settings and confirm
... Tab to the first camera settings menu (camera with 1 dot)
... Verify the Quality is set to high quality L (has a smooth quarter circle to the left of the L)
... Turn Image Review to Off
... Tab to second camera menu
... Set Metering Mode to Partial
... Tab to the first setup menu (wrench with 1 dot)
... Decide if you want auto power off. I have mine set for 15 min
... Turn Auto Rotate Off
... Tab to second setup menu
... Go to Live View settings menu
... Turn Grid Display to "tic tac toe" setting
... Turn Metering Timer to 30min
... Press Menu button twice to get out of all menus
- Press ISO button near the top knob and press the right tab key on back of camera to set ISO to 100
- Press the WB button (it's the tab up key)
- Set WB to Tungsten Light and then press the Set button (it won't change if you don't press set)
- Install the USB cable from your PC to the Camera. EOS utility should start automatically.
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EU/ZB default settings for a new camera (I'd use my T2i)
Necessary? I know I'll want to address changing the destination directory for shots.
I think so...this is where you can show a pictorial view and explanation of each of the parameters that can be set, with the camera defaults.
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Set MWB
Yup. Have to go back into camera-based settings for WB, though - I set WB before I attach the camera at all.
I couldn't get by setting them in-camera. I want immediate feedback as to whether the MWB setting looks correct. I only get about 33% hit rate, ie I need to re-do on average twice before I am satisfied with the MWB result. This is where it might be nice to go through the eyedropper MWB function in ZB, and the preferred defocusing method of setting MWB, etc.
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Focus (what OOF high and low look like vs critical focus)
Another shudder moment. Should you be taking pictures if you don't know what a focused shot looks like? I suppose we should, though.
I think so, since so many folks rely on AF, they need to know why AF is often inadequate when shooting at high resolution.
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Ought to mention the image Zoom Browser pops up of the shot, as the place for the taker to review his work and decide on any necessary changes.
I didn't know it did this, or maybe I'm disabling that function and didn't know it? I just look at the shot in DPP for RAW or other viewer like ViewNX2 for jpg.
Posted 08/11/2013 11:57 am
