Saturation

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

1In the Capture Menu (page 55), select Saturation.

2In the Saturation sub-menu, use

the buttons to highlight a setting.

3Press Menu/OK to save the setting and return to the Capture Menu.

The following table helps explain the settings in more detail:

Setting Description

Low Mutes colors to give a softer, more “natural” look to the

-subject.

Medium Colors will be normally saturated. This is the default setting.

High Emphasizes more vivid colors in a scene. Outdoor

 

 

landscape photography can use high saturation to

 

+

 

create skies that are more blue, or sunsets that are more

 

 

 

 

orange.

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

Except in My Mode (page 52), the new setting remains in effect until it is changed again or until the camera is turned off. The Saturation setting resets to the default Medium setting when you turn the camera off.

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