Picture Settings on Rebel 7ti

[tenofhearts12]

On my Rebel 4ti and 5ti there was the option in picture settings to change the default sharpness, contrast etc for the different picture settings. I liked my photos a bit sharper so I always had both cameras, at least as to the Standard and Auto picture settings, set to one setting ahead of what the default was. I have found the setting in the 7ti but under Sharpness there are 3 settings as to strength, fineness and threshold. I have not taken any shots yet but I am guessing, as with the other 2 models, that I will want to increase the sharpness. I'm not sure if I need to increase each of the 3 settings by what I will call 1 bump more than the default or do I need to adjust just one of the 3 such as just the Strength? Thanks in advance and sorry for being so "wordy".

[RobertTheFat · Accepted solution]

 wrote:

Thanks for posting and I have not downloaded the manual yet but have been reading the manual that came with it. Did the Parameter Settings and Effects you posted come from the downloaded manual or?

Thanks!

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Usually they give you a printed manual and a CD with a copy of the manual on it. The one on the CD is often more complete. If you didn't get the CD or have lost it, the long form of the manual can be downloaded from Canon's Web site.

[kvbarkley]

I don't know that we can say. It totally depends on your taste. Experiment to find what you like. I think you can leave threshold alone to start with.

[tenofhearts12]

Thanks for posting and I have not downloaded the manual yet but have been reading the manual that came with it. Did the Parameter Settings and Effects you posted come from the downloaded manual or?

Thanks!

[kvbarkley]

This was a downloaded manual. Sometimes the manual shipped with the camera is a "Basic Instruction Manual" and there is a lot more information in the "Instruction Manual" you can get online.

[ebiggs1]

"... have been reading the manual that came with it."

Do get the full manual.  The T7i is an extremely capable machine that can take some time and study to know what all it can do.  As features are improved, sometimes the menus have to be updated, too.

[RobertTheFat · Accepted solution]

 wrote:

Thanks for posting and I have not downloaded the manual yet but have been reading the manual that came with it. Did the Parameter Settings and Effects you posted come from the downloaded manual or?

Thanks!

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Usually they give you a printed manual and a CD with a copy of the manual on it. The one on the CD is often more complete. If you didn't get the CD or have lost it, the long form of the manual can be downloaded from Canon's Web site.

[tenofhearts12 · Accepted solution]

Thanks everyone who responded. I went and downloaded EOS REBEL T7i, EOS 800D Instruction Manual (23.71 MB) and that is what I needed. I hesitated to download initially account I thought the lesser file size meant it would contain less than the Basic Manual. I think I will leave the settings alone for now and just see how my photos come out. After looking at the manual it would appear to me that if I wanted to adjust any of the settings under Sharpness that it would probably just be the Strength setting. Thanks again everyone for their comments.

[RobertTheFat]

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@tenofhearts12wrote:

Thanks everyone who responded. I went and downloaded EOS REBEL T7i, EOS 800D Instruction Manual (23.71 MB) and that is what I needed. I hesitated to download initially account I thought the lesser file size meant it would contain less than the Basic Manual. I think I will leave the settings alone for now and just see how my photos come out. After looking at the manual it would appear to me that if I wanted to adjust any of the settings under Sharpness that it would probably just be the Strength setting. Thanks again everyone for their comments.

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Unless they'e changed things recently, the manual that you download will be formatted as though you were going to print it in the small size of the short-form printed manuals (approximately 4 x 6 inches). But of course, you'll actually print it on 8.5 x 11 inch paper (if you print it at all). IOW, the type will be unnecessarily large, and a lot of paper will be wasted. The truth is that only the short form of the manual will ever be printed in the small size. So, Canon, why not format the long form for the size at which it will actually be printed?

[Waddizzle]

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@RobertTheFatwrote:

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@tenofhearts12wrote:

Thanks everyone who responded. I went and downloaded EOS REBEL T7i, EOS 800D Instruction Manual (23.71 MB) and that is what I needed. I hesitated to download initially account I thought the lesser file size meant it would contain less than the Basic Manual. I think I will leave the settings alone for now and just see how my photos come out. After looking at the manual it would appear to me that if I wanted to adjust any of the settings under Sharpness that it would probably just be the Strength setting. Thanks again everyone for their comments.

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Unless they'e changed things recently, the manual that you download will be formatted as though you were going to print it in the small size of the short-form printed manuals (approximately 4 x 6 inches). But of course, you'll actually print it on 8.5 x 11 inch paper (if you print it at all). IOW, the type will be unnecessarily large, and a lot of paper will be wasted. The truth is that only the short form of the manual will ever be printed in the small size. So, Canon, why not format the long form for the size at which it will actually be printed?

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Probably because many users don’t even think about printing it.  They view the digital copy on a phone, a tablet, or some other device with a small screen.