Owner's Manual

Table Of Contents
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Figure&42!!!!!Showing$ the$ stored$ data$files$on$lens$ aberrations$ and$the$real-tim e$lens$ op era tiona l$controls$
communication$across$to$the$DLO$engine$within$the$EOS$R$camera$
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The$DLO$system$can$implement$corrections$for$the$following$$
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1. Resolution!loss!due!to!cumulative!aberrations!
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2. Resolution!loss!due!to!diffraction!
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3. Lateral!chromatic!aberration!
The! Digital!Lens!Optimizer! is! p articularly!useful! when!using! lenses!that! are!prone! to!optical!distortion!or!
blur,!often!providing!substantial!improvements!in!image!quality.!
In!photographic!circles,!many!will!stop!do w n!slightly!from !m aximu m !apertu re!wh en! taking!ph otos! with!a !
shallow! depth!o f! field!for! a! blurry!effect,! or!for! scenes! requiring!a! fast!shutter! speed.!This! is!done! to!
prevent! a!degradation!of!resolution!in!the!focal!area.!!When!Digital!Lens!Optimizer!is!used,!high!image!
sharpness! with!m inim al! aberrations! can!be! achieved! even!w ith! maximum ! aperture.!!Whether!using! a!
fast! s hu tter! speed! to! capture! a! special! momen t,! or! a! shallow ! depth! of! field! for! a! blurry! effect,! the!
desired!aperture! can!be! chosen! freely.! A! wider!aperture!also! allows!lowering! the!ISO! speed! for!even!
better!image!quality.!
Using!a!great! depth! of!field!for!pan! focus!is!one! of!the! standard!techniques!of! photography.! But!this!
involves!a!t ra de o ff,!becau se !small!aperture s !could!not!be!us ed !if!so ft en in g !of!th e !image !caused !by!t he !
diffraction!effect!was!to!be!avoided.!!With !th e!Digital!Lens!Optimizer,!the!entire!range,!from!fully!o p e n!
to!m in im um !apertu re,!can!be! u sed ,!giving! fre e!reign!to! cre ativity.!!!!Even! at! m iddle!range!F-stops,!where!
image! qu alit y! is! gen era lly ! goo d ,! abe rra tio n s! an d! diffr ac tio n ! use d ! to! redu ce ! im ag e ! qua lity ! to! a! certain !
extent.!Shutter!speed!can!be!at!will,!rega rdle ss!of!ap ertu re!sto p.
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