In Camera Sharpening

What, if any, value is there for sharpening with "in-camera" settings for images which will be shot and processed again in a RAW program?

Larry

None, in-camera sharpening is only applied to the jpeg that is created, if you choose that option--larry

We use the feature extensively when shooting jpegs for clients, especially for onsite delivery, but when shooting in the studio for production of prints (tiff), we turn it off. When shooting RAW, I'd never consider using it.

Larry P is right. In camera sharpening is only applied to in camera JPEGs and the LCD preview.

I don't know about other makes but with Canon if you use their DPP software for RAW files it will take any in camera settings (including sharpening) and apply those to the image intially but you can change them as you wish without impacting the image because it's a RAW file.

Personally, I've got my in camera settings adjusted so that the histogram of the JPEG preview of the RAW file I get on the LCD is as close as possible to what the RAW file histogram looks like when I get it into the computer.

Thanks Robert,
I don't know what DPP software is. I have Nikon D300. Is the DPP software the Canon version for uploading from the camera to the computer? I presume there is only so much sharpening to be accomplished without degenerating an image, regardless of where it is done. Am I correct?
Larry

DPP is Digital Photo Professional. It's Canon's own RAW conversion utility. And yeah, if you take the sharpening too far, no matter how you do it, it'll look bad.