On 7/5/06, W S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
By definition, RAW files are unprocessed. So what would it mean to shoot in Pic-mode? You can still shoot in automatic mode, but you interpret the RAW files after the fact. The Pic modes are processing options, raw is unprocessed.
The Pic modes use different exposure programs...the sports mode favors high shutter speeds, the landscape mode favors greater depth of field, etc. I believe the only Pic mode that is identical (from an exposure program perspective) to one of the "creative" modes is the green box, which corresponds to P. There are also other settings which are hard-coded into the fixed modes - focus mode, transport mode, etc. This is based on my experience with Elan II and 20D bodies...I believe this to apply to Rebel XT as well. This (non-RAW availability in PIC modes) is also one of the main reasons I never use them...the green rectangle should be a red octogon as far as I'm concerned! ;-) I normally have one-shot focus set, with the * button used for focusing, but it would be nice to occasionally switch to sports mode to change to AI (or is it AI-servo?) and shutter-release focus for a quick couple shots and back...instead, I have to go to the CF menu to move the focus button and change the focus mode manually...such a pain...well, not too bad, but it could be easier. Luckily I don't do that enough for it to be a real problem. Lee -- Lee Hiers, AA4GA "Have Dobro Will Travel" * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
