Module 3C: Cropping In-camera

C. Cropping In-Camera

 

                   

Cropping in the Camera

Cropping your images in-camera can help save you time during post-production as well as help you see issues with the image as you are capturing it. Occasionally, it might be better to make some of the cropping decisions at the time you are preparing to order  images instead of when you are taking them. This is because final images may be ordered in a variety of sizes and shapes. If the images are cropped too closely in the camera, there may not be as many options for preparing a final image for presentation.

 

Cropping too loosely may make you feel that you may be losing image quality since you are not taking advantage of your sensor size and all of its available pixels. For the most part, this is not a problem with the generous number of pixels available in most of today’s DSLRs and mirrorless cameras. The trick is to crop loosely but also to not leave too much dead space that distracts the viewer.