Color Space

The color space determines the gamut of colors available for color reproduction. Choose sRGB for photos that will be used “as is,” with no further modification, Adobe RGB for photos that will be extensively processed or retouched after leaving the camera. Note that regardless of the option selected, sRGB is used for movies and Motion Snapshots and for photos taken during movie recording.

AColor Space

 

Color spaces define the correspondence between colors and the

 

numeric values by which they are represented in a digital image file.

 

The sRGB color space is widely used, while Adobe RGB is typically used

 

in publishing and commercial printing. sRGB is recommended when

 

taking photographs that will be printed without modification or

 

viewed in applications that do not support color management, or

 

when taking photographs that will be printed with ExifPrint, the direct

 

printing option on some household printers, or kiosk printing or other

 

commercial print services. Adobe RGB photographs can also be

 

printed using these options, but colors will not be as vivid.

 

JPEG photographs taken in the Adobe RGB color space are DCF compli-

 

ant; applications and printers that support DCF will select the correct

 

color space automatically. If the application or device does not support

 

DCF, select the appropriate color space manually. For more informa-

 

tion, see the documentation provided with the application or device.

 

ANikon Software

 

ViewNX 2 (supplied) and Capture NX 2 (available separately) automati-

i

cally select the correct color space when opening photographs created

with this camera.

 

125