In camera sharpening [on] - [off]?

[Thomas Glasgow]

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Hi, wonder if anyone has the answer to in camera sharpening being on or off? I have always had it off on my DMR for post production to skin (although don't really do that any more). However, I was thinking about all the proccess that go on inside a Nikon camera with sharpening and that cant have an adverse effect on post production otherwise they wouldn't do it, wonder if our Leica gear will work the same?

 

May well do some tests later.

 

Thomas

[jaapv]

If you are talking about the M9 - There is no in-camera sharpening to turn on or off if you shoot DNG.

[adan]

Generally speaking, in-camera sharpening only applies to jpegs, regardless of camera maker - although I have heard rumors that Nikon and/or Canon do, in fact, sharpen supposedly RAW files. If they do, it is mostly to counteract the blurring effect of the anti-moire filters in front of their sensors.

 

The DMR, M8 and M9 do not use physical anti-moire filters (the DMR has an option for electronic anti-moire filtering). So, shooting raw (.dng originals), changing the sharpening setting will have no effect anyway.

 

Personally, going all the way back to the Digilux 2, I have found that most in-camera sharpening for jpegs is not very good. It tends to mostly sharpen specular highlights and edges, giving them a "video" look and leaving fine textures mushy.

 

Sharpening in post allows much more control, especially in applying sharpening that brings up textures without overcooking the edges.

[Thomas Glasgow]

Yes , I should have tried this out before posting, on the DMR while shooting RAW I selected sharpening and changed the setting from normal to high with no visible difference under controlled conditions, oh well one less thing to think about. Think although didn't try it this must just be for jpg and tiffs.

 

Thanks for posting

 

Thomas