Rating system
Most photographers can’t help but begin to review their images on their camera before they have even got home. Until now, though, the process has largely been confined to deleting those you aren’t pleased with, while remembering those that need some work. Thankfully, the EOS 60D has introduced a very simple way to review images in-camera by making use of an existing system.When reviewing images on the LCD screen, images can be rated out of five stars, with, for example, the best images awarded five stars, average ones three stars, and those fit only for your computer’s recycle bin one star. This rating is saved into the image’s metadata, where it can be used in image library software such as Adobe Bridge, Lightroom or Aperture.
In practice, the process is simple. As well as being able to rate images via the standard Quick Menu options, there is a separate Image Rating mode in the Playback menu, which allows images to be scrolled left or right, with the up and down controls adjusting the star rating. After copying the images to my computer’s hard drive, I found that all the star ratings appeared below the image thumbnails in Adobe Bridge. This is one feature I hope all camera manufacturers adopt in the future.
