Hi Shelly,

It's normal for the photo to look a little fuzzy right out of the camera. You'll need to do some sharpening on photos taken with most DSLR because of the anti aliasing filter on the chip.

If you're shooting jpeg you can adjust the sharpening in the camera. But most photographers don't advice doing this because the data loss caused by this is irreversible.

As for batch sharpening I don't know of an easy way getting it done in Photoshop CS.

Hope this help

Doing a batch sharpening is easy... the issue is many images need different levels of sharpening based on the pciture. If you feel the images are all somewhat similar then record an action under the Actions pallete and then go to File >> Automate >> Batch... Choose the action that was recorded with your sharpening steps and then poof.

There is actually alittle more to this if you have never created actions before... I have a 20D so if you want help, email me and I will give instruction over instant messenger or through email.

If you are using the kit lens, you may think about buying a new lens. I know that when I bought my 20D I was very displeased with the sharpness and contrast of my pictures. For less the $100.00 you can buy a canon EOS 50mm f\1.8 which should greatly enhance the sharpness and contrast of you raw image. hope that helps.

Shellyd,

I have been using the 10d for over two years. I have not decided on the upgrade to the 20d, but I can tell you that you should not be getting slightly fuzzy pictures out of the camera. I would try another lense to check and see if it is the lense or the body. The only time I have ever seen bad pictures out of the 10d was due to user error. i.e. Wrong settings, movement during the snap, etc..

If the problem follows the body, I would take it in for service.

I'm also having the same problem. In my studio session, I'm losing by 40-60 percent of my images to blurriness. It's downright embarassing. I'm using a Tamron 28-300mm and the Canon 18-55mm. I also recently used the 70-200IS, all produced the same blurriness (except the 70-200IS, produced blur at a lower ratio).

Does anyone know if Canon will address this problem or should I sell the 20D and buy a Nikon?

You should not be getting blurred images from the 20D. There are some subjects which can be difficult for AF to manage. Have you tried manal focus? Also, are you shooting handheld at longer focal lengths or using a tripod?
If the camera is new and still under warranty, you should definitely contact Canon (www.canonusa.com) about the problem, if it persists.

Forgot to mention this: Have you checked the parameters settings in the camera menu, to make sure sharpness is not adjusted to less than standard? (Page 58 of the 20D manual.)

Hi Shelly. Using the 20D myself. Very happy with it. Below is link you may find useful. They offer a plug-in for photoshop. Below is a brief desription.

** The Canon 20D CSpro Plugin is a new sharpening technology specific designed to accommodate Canon 20D SLR files. This plugin is compatible with JPEG files straight from the camera or TIFF/JPEG files converted from RAW files. Although the Canon 20D CSpro's interface appears simple and intuitive, complexity makes this plugin very smart: It provides everything from haloless sharpening, edge-sharpening, luminance sharpening, mode sharpening, and more with just the press of a button.

With this plugin you can also choose from low or high ISO settings.Other options allow you to sharpen fine detail. There are pre-designed intensity levels, and options to reduce color noise from high ISO files. You can even create your own sharpening settings, preview settings and tweak intensity results **

Can be found at http://www.fredmiranda.com/shopping/20DCSpro

Or www.fredmiranda.com You will also find a very professional group of people in the forums there also. Good luck. Arland..

Note: All my images are tack sharp after editing. No problems with shapness.

I also got my 10D several years ago, and with some lenses (the Tamron 28-200 was the worst) the pictures come out of the camera with a soft focus. Not blurry (as in "camera shake", but just soft. It was one of the things that most startled me about digital photos, after being used to razor-sharp results from film. I am now more used to it, and do tend to sharpen things up a bit -- especially if I am going to enlarge the prints.

Ah, so that is why my pics from my Kodak 520 look a little fuzzy?? It does have an anti-aliasing filter! I was wondering and my brother is making fun of me because he says I take lousy pictures, so is this normal to have to sharpening from what I heard??? Thanks

The best way i've found to sharpen my digital captures is,
Duplicate the background layer, Filter, Other, High Pass...
start with 2 pixels to begin with, OK. At this point you should
see a gray looking representation of the Backgound layer.
Then go to your Layers, in the draw down option menu select
Overlay and you will see the final result. You can fade this
back for less sharpness and you can create an action for batch processing.

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Hi Shelly. Using the 20D myself. Very happy with it. Below is link you may find useful. They offer a plug-in for photoshop. Below is a brief desription.

** The Canon 20D CSpro Plugin is a new sharpening technology specific designed to accommodate Canon 20D SLR files. This plugin is compatible with JPEG files straight from the camera or TIFF/JPEG files converted from RAW files. Although the Canon 20D CSpro's interface appears simple and intuitive, complexity makes this plugin very smart: It provides everything from haloless sharpening, edge-sharpening, luminance sharpening, mode sharpening, and more with just the press of a button.

With this plugin you can also choose from low or high ISO settings.Other options allow you to sharpen fine detail. There are pre-designed intensity levels, and options to reduce color noise from high ISO files. You can even create your own sharpening settings, preview settings and tweak intensity results **

Can be found at http://www.fredmiranda.com/shopping/20DCSpro

Or www.fredmiranda.com You will also find a very professional group of people in the forums there also. Good luck. Arland..

Note: All my images are tack sharp after editing. No problems with shapness.

Hi Arloc.. I've just joined and this is my first post.. I've had my 20D now for about a month and love it... been curious about the RAW verse JPG, or both. After reading this thread, I went outside and took a couple of shots so as to record both the RAW and JPG formats. It seems I "have to" use the "creative zone" settings to record both formats while shooting? Anyway, I have PaintShop Pro v9 and it is able to read the Canon RAW files and pull them in for editing. The first thing I noticed was how much "clearer and sharper" the RAW formats are than the JPG copy!!??

I have 2 questions.. Is the only way I can capture both RAW and JPG is while settings are in the "creative zone"? And is there a similar plugin for use with PaintShop Pro?

Thanks

Answer to question 1
Yes you have to be in "creative zone" to be able to save to RAW or simultaneous RAW and JPG format.

Im not believing what Im reading...Ive got a 20d and it takes great pictures. I shoot a wide range of subjects from xgame type sports to weddings with it. I don't normaly mess with the RAW format simply because of disk space. My images are crisp (in my opinion) and I don't need to sharpen any of them. Unless I screw up setting that is. I shoot in the Tv or Av modes almost exclusivly so i can control the settings. I owuld think its either a lense issue or a setting issue. If not its the camera and its a warranty issue. but it shouldnt be like that and you shouldnt accept it and say "ahh...I'll fix it in photoshop.". Here is a picture I took tonight with the supplied canon 18-55mm lens. I took it to show what I mean. Maybe Im on crack and it's not that great of an image. My clients seem to like my work though. I havnt done any photo alterations at all. I blew up the image in my paint program to see if it was blurry or soft, and it just isnt. Maybe Im not as picky as you (Im PRETTY picky)?