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Various Shooting Methods

Shooting in a My Colors Mode

See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 228).

You can change the look of an image when it is shot.

 

 

 

My Colors Off

Records normally with this setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vivid

Emphasizes the contrast and color saturation to

 

 

 

record bold colors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Neutral

Tones down the contrast and color saturation to

 

 

 

record neutral hues.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sepia

Records in sepia tones.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B/W

Records in black and white.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use this option to make red, green or blue colors

 

 

 

 

more intense like the Vivid Red, Vivid Green or

 

 

 

Positive Film

Vivid Blue effects. It can produce intense natural-

 

 

 

 

appearing colors like those obtained with positive

 

 

 

 

film.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lighter Skin

Use this option to make skin tones lighter.

 

 

 

Tone*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Darker Skin

Use this option to make skin tones darker.

 

 

 

Tone*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use this option to emphasize blue tints. It makes

 

 

 

Vivid Blue

blue subjects, such as the sky or ocean, more

 

 

 

 

vivid.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use this option to emphasize green tints. It makes

 

 

 

Vivid Green

green subjects, such as mountains, new growth,

 

 

 

 

flowers and lawns, more vivid.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vivid Red

Use this option to emphasize red tints. It makes

 

 

 

red subjects, such as flowers or cars, more vivid.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use this option to adjust the contrast, sharpness or

 

 

 

 

saturation settings or the color balance between

 

 

 

Custom Color

red, green, blue and skin tones*. It can be used to

 

 

 

 

make subtle adjustments, such as making blue

 

 

 

 

colors more vivid or face colors brighter.

 

 

 

 

 

*If the image contains colors that are the same as human skin, those colors will also be changed. You may not obtain the expected results depending on the skin color.

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Canon 960 IS appendix Shooting in a My Colors Mode, 114, You can change the look of an image when it is shot