Sharpest Shot Selector

Started by PhotoCat, February 19, 2014, 09:39:29 AM

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PhotoCat

Would it be possible to select the sharpest shot out of a continuous burst?
Then keep the sharpest shot and delete the rest?
Would the jpg with the largest file size likely be the sharpest pic?

I think this feature would be useful in shooting hand-held with still subjects like landscape.

Thanks for reading this!

a1ex

Already done on silent pictures, but Canon evaluates the focus there.

Much harder with regular CR2's.

Audionut

Quote from: PhotoCat on February 19, 2014, 09:39:29 AM
Would the jpg with the largest file size likely be the sharpest pic?

No.  Exposure will change file size.  This is probably fine if you are in manual mode shooting a static scene, but lots of people like to use semi auto modes.

PhotoCat

Thanks Alex for the pointer to silent pictures! I will play with it :)
Also thanks Audionut for your inputs.
Yes, I was thinking about manual exposure
for a still subject, when I don't have an IS lens handy when shooting hand-held :)

PhotoCat

Dear ML team,

Would it be possible to implement this feature outside of live view with full photo resolution?
Also would it be possible for the camera to just keep the sharpest jpg/raw pair and delete the
rest in the same burst?
I guess this would save some memory card space as well as time to sort out the pics later.

Thanks a lot!

l_d_allan

Quote from: PhotoCat on February 19, 2014, 12:33:11 PM
Thanks Alex for the pointer to silent pictures! I will play with it :)
+1
My bad ... I get annoyed with myself for not making the time to investigate capabilities of ML that could be like "being a kid in a candy store".

l_d_allan

Quote from: PhotoCat on February 19, 2014, 09:39:29 AM
Would it be possible to select the sharpest shot out of a continuous burst?

I've been trying out a Nikon S1 that has two flavors of "best shot selection", and it seems to have significant potential. I suppose some or many point-n-shoots have implemented this capability.

BTW: This camera system with 1" sensor doesn't seem to have caught on at all ... there were "fire sales" late last year. Sam's Club has the two lens kit for $250 online. Tempting?