6 Sharpening and noise reduction

How to make full use of the capture sharpening and noise-reduction controls in the Detail panel

Digital capture undoubtedly offers photographers the potential to capture more detail than was previously possible with film, but it is also important to understand that presharpening has always been an integral part of the digital capture process. There are many reasons why it is necessary to sharpen. The process of converting the light information that hits the photosites on the sensor and subsequent digital data processing will result in an image with softer edge detail than would normally be considered desirable. It could be the lens on your camera is not particularly sharp. Therefore, a little sharpening after ...

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