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A technically correct photo should:
be sharp rather than blurry
be focused properly rather than on some random AF point
be properly exposed
have correct color balance
not have too much noise
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For start, one should be aware that technical correctness is no substitute for artistic vision. Here are some technical criteria in no particular order:
The exposure is correct, shadows are not lost, highlights are not clipped
The parts that need to be in focus, are in focus
There is no motion blur (caused by camera shake)
The photo does not have a color ...
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Apparently you have the Highlight Alert feature on. This allows you to preview areas of your picture that are overexposed (receiving too much light) and decide if this is your intention or not.
This is a very handy feature, but if you prefer to turn it off you can follow this tutorial (source):
Press the Menu button, then use the Multi-selector to ...
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Things look different because everything is different and you have done no effort to make them the same. Your DSLR has control over brightness and so does your screen and your friend's, etc. The probability of them being at the same brightness without you doing explicitly so is absolutely zero.
A JPEG image and RAW file is different. As a matter, a RAW ...
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I am certain there are no such generally-accepted criteria, because there are too many variable factors. Even technical aspects of image quality are subjective, and one person's "too much blur" may be another's "sense of motion".
I'm sure many specific contests have their own scoring systems and scoring rules, to help with consistency across years and ...
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I had a sun shade on my D100 years ago... that lasted exactly one shoot. I'd look into the HoodLoupe. I have a couple. Great product.
They're made by Hoodman Corporation — http://hoodmanusa.com/.
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If you want to see the white balance setting, then in the playback menu, find the playback display options and enable "shooting data" which will include aperture, shutter speed, white balance and other settings.
The playback display options also include an option to show the RGB histogram, if that's what you mean.
Once enabled, you can cycle through the ...
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Well, Canon 20D doesn't have live view and that makes it a little hard but I guess it shouldn't be that hard to hook a bigger monitor to it.
I just looked up the B&H quickly and I found this portable monitor which has analog inputs:
Vello RigVision 9" HD Camera Monitor
It has many different inputs and I guess you should be able to connect to your ...
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The most likely reason is the relative brightness of your camera LCD and your computer
screen.
I wouldn't judge if the image is bright just because it looks bright in the LCD. I would
instead use the histogram - start by taking a well-exposed image where you have a histogram that indicates the image is not too dark and not too bright. I would turn off ...
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The fastest viewer for Windows is PMView Pro as far as I can tell. You can download a free trial for 30 days (IIRC) and the full version is not expensive ($50 USD). This may depend on your hardware but is one of the most efficient software at reading images.
I bought several licenses over the years and although I use Linux primarily, I still use it often ...
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The EPSON P3000 is probably what you are looking for. It also does backups too as a bonus. It has a 4" LCD and can show both JPEG and RAW images from a Compact-Flash card. You can zoom into images to check focus.
Just note that because it is hard-drive based, it does not work above 10,000' of altitude which can be a concern for some and irrelevant for ...
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Your DSLR has an optical viewfinder (thank god...) rather than EVF like in those compacts, so no - you did not miss such settings.
That said, you do have a brightness settings on your menu to enhance the rear LCD. Might not help in full sun, but can make the difference in less demanding situations. Note that it eats your camera's battery faster, though.
In ...
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You can buy shades which clip on on to the LCD and flip out. However, if like me you don't mind looking slightly odd if it saves you money, you can just keep the inner cardboard tube from a toilet paper roll in your kit, then you can just put it against the LCD and look through the other end. Works a treat.
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The essentials of a "Technically Correct" image would be:
Sharp
Correct Exposure
Correct Focus (Auto-focus should take care of this)
For the most part, if you use good equipment in auto mode and avoid things like camera shake, your camera will take care of the technically correct part. As long as you know how to avoid the big issues, you can take a ...
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Your camera is probably doing fine.
If the RAW looks as good as the JPEG when you brighten it up, then everything is fine. You can use exposure compensation to get more information into the RAW. Set the JPEG picture settings to neutral to get a true representation of the data you are capturing. Vibrant looks nicer on the camera but does not give you a real ...
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It seems like there are a number of smartphone and tablet options (none of which I've needed to try personally, but they may give you some ideas):
use an iPad with a CF card adapter
use a SD to CF adapter in your camera to record images onto SD cards instead of CF; you can then use the iPad Camera Connection Kit to read images from the SD card on your iPad
...
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I use the star ratings in Adobe to help me figure out my keepers. As such, it depends on the shoot and the purpose.
What I do is go through quickly and give a star to technically correct and aesthetically pleasing photos. If I have botched a camera setting, I really don't care about much else. The photo doesn't make it to the next round. Recycle those ...
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you can use something like this - costs only 12 USD.
But I mostly use my baseball cap, to shade the screen.
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This is a very common problem. No LCD will be bright enough to compete with the sun and the glare off the front of the screen.
There are a large number of LCD shades available, which mitigate the problem by allowing you to view the image in a darkened environment.
I haven't tried any of these. Other than the added bulk, they look like a good solution.
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