❚❚Picture Control Settings

Quick adjust

Choose from options between –2and +2 to reduce or exaggerate the effect of the selected Picture Control (note that this resets all manual adjustments). For example, choosing positive values for Vivid makes pictures more vivid. Not available with Neutral, Monochrome , or custom Picture Controls.

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Control the sharpness of outlines. Select A to adjust

 

 

 

sharpening automatically according to the type of

 

 

Sharpening scene, or choose from values between 0 (no sharpen-

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ing) and 9 (the higher the value, the greater the sharp-

 

ening).

 

 

 

Select A to adjust contrast automatically according to

 

 

 

 

 

 

the type of scene, or choose from values between –3

 

 

Contrast

and +3 (lower values prevent highlights in portrait sub-

 

 

jects from being “washed out” in direct sunlight, while

 

 

 

 

 

 

higher values preserve detail in misty landscapes and

 

 

 

other low-contrast subjects). *

 

 

Brightness

Choose –1for reduced brightness, +1 for enhanced

 

 

 

brightness. Does not affect exposure. *

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Control the vividness of colors. Select A to adjust satu-

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Saturation

ration automatically according to the type of scene, or

choose from values between –3and +3 (lower values

 

 

 

 

 

reduce saturation and higher values increase it).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Choose negative values (to a minimum of –3) to make

 

 

Hue

reds more purple, blues more green, and greens more

 

 

yellow, positive values (up to +3) to make reds more

 

 

 

 

 

 

orange, greens more blue, and blues more purple.

 

 

 

 

only)(monochrome

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Filter

Simulate the effect of color filters on monochrome pho-

tographs. Choose from Off, yellow, orange, red, and

 

 

 

 

effects

 

 

green (0 135).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Choose the tint used in monochrome photographs

 

 

Toning

from B&W (black-and-white), Sepia, Cyanotype (blue-

 

 

tinted monochrome), Red, Yellow, Green, Blue Green,

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blue, Purple Blue, and Red Purple (0 135).

 

 

 

 

*Not available if Active D-Lighting (0 139) is on; reset if Active D-Lighting is

activated after value is changed.

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