1303 Appending Dust Delete DataN3 Photograph a solid-white object.At a distance of 20 - 30 cm / 0.7 - 1.0feet, fill the viewfinder with apatternless, solid-white object andtake a picture.X The picture will be taken in theaperture-priority AE mode with anaperture of f/22.Since the image will not be saved, thedata can still be obtained even if thereis no CF card in the camera.X When the picture is taken, the datawill be obtained. When the data isobtained, a message will appear.Select [OK], and the menu willreappear.If the data was not obtainedsuccessfully, a message to that effectwill appear. Follow the “Preparation”procedure on the preceding page, thenselect [OK]. Take the picture again.After the Dust Delete Data is obtained, it is appended to all the JPEG,RAW, and sRAW images captured thereafter. Before an importantshoot, you should update the Dust Delete Data by obtaining it again.For erasing dust spots automatically with the bundled software, see theSoftware Instruction Manual in the CD-ROM.The Dust Delete Data appended to the image is so small that it hardlyaffects the image file size.About the Dust Delete DataBe sure to use a solid-white object such as a white piece of paper. If thepaper has any pattern or design, it may be recognized as dust data andaffect the accuracy of the dust deletion with the software.
