Frequently Asked Questions
Where to Get Information?
There are some useful sites on general digital photography and Canon PowerShot G1.- Digital Photography Review by Phil Askey.
- Canon G1 Photo Gallery by Pekka Saarinen.
- Pro 90 and G1 On the Web by Kevin Bjorke.
- Digital Photography for What It's Worth (dpFWIW)
- photo.net, "online learning community of people improving their photography expertise."
- Flash Photography with Canon EOS Cameras by NK Guy, a very helpful guide on EOS flash photography.
What Do You Have?
I have Canon PowerShot G1, a generic lens adapter for G1 to 52-mm, Crystal UV and circular polarizer (CPL) filters. Since I don't use the internal flash anymore, I have the adapter with the UV filter permanently attached to my G1. It gives me a better grip for my left hand.I have a couple of 128MB CompactFlash memory cards for storage. I initially tried a 340 MB microdrive, but the start-up time and occasional soft CF errors (turning the power off and on again works) made me change my mind.
I also have an external flash, Canon Speedlite 420EX, and a diffuser, Sto-Fen Omni-Bounce for 420EX. I have a Canon tabletop tripod and recently bought a Slik U 8000.
How Do You Prepare Your Pictures?
Since I am quite new to this, for now, I've followed Pekka Saarinen's methods.- Take a good picture (or at least try to) in Canon's RAW (losslessly encoded) format.
- Convert RAW to TIFF. Usually use a default setting, but occasionally I would adjust contrast or adjust the white balance.
- Reduce the image size to 640x480 (for a space reason). Usually apply sharpening in Photoshop after the size reduction. Save the image as a level 9 JPEG image.
- Create a thumbnail by reducing the size further to 100x75 and applying a sharpening filter. Save it as a level 5 JPEG image.
Why RAW?
If I am reducing the image to 640x480, why do I take the picture in the RAW mode? Because I think of it as a negative. I want to keep it in RAW, so that I can later change the size or other attributes as I need.
Maintained by Younghong "Hong" Cho
Last updated:
Created: May 20th, 2001
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