This setting allows you to determine how saturated the colors will be in your pictures.

Itn the Capture menu, select Saturation.

2 In the Saturation menu, use the

v buttons to select a setting.

The new setting is applied to the Live View screen behind the

menu, so you should be able to see the effect the setting will have on the picture.

3 PressOK to save the setting and return to the Capture menu.

Thefollowing table helpsexplain thesettingsin moredetail.

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I)escr!P!i°n..............................................

 

High

iEmphasizesmore vivid colors in a scene.

 

 

iOutdoor landscape photography can use

 

 

high saturation to create skiesthat are more

 

 

blue, or sunsetsthat are more orange.

Non÷

M_Jium

Colors will be normally saturated. This is the

 

 

default setting.

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Low

Mutes colors to achievea faded photographic

 

 

look. When taking portrait pictures,low

 

 

saturation can give a softer,more "natural"

 

 

look to the subject.

If the new setting is anything other than the default setting of Medium, the icon for the setting (in the table above) will appear at the bottom of the Live View screen.

The new setting remains in effect (even if you turn the camera off) until it is changed again.

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