Shooting Options: Shooting Menu (A, B, C, DModes)

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Quick adjust 1

Adjust the sharpness, contrast and saturation levels automatically. Five levels of adjustment are available from -2to +2.

Choose from options between -2and +2 to reduce or emphasize the effect of the selected COOLPIX Picture Control.

The default setting is 0.

Image sharpening

Choose how much outlines are sharpened during shooting. Choose A (auto) to adjust sharpening automatically, or choose from seven levels of adjustment between 0 (no sharpening) and 6. The higher the number, the sharper the picture, and the lower the number, the softer the picture.

The default setting is 3 for Standard or Monochrome, 2 for Neutral and 4 for Vivid.

Contrast

Control the contrast. Choose A (auto) to adjust the contrast automatically according to the type of scene, or choose from seven levels of adjustment between -3and +3.

makes it into an image with a softer appearance, and + gives it a harder appearance. Choose lower values to prevent highlights in portrait subjects from being “washed out” in direct sunlight, higher values to preserve detail in misty

landscapes and other low-contrast subjects. The default setting is 0.

Saturation 2

Control the vividness of colors. Choose A (auto) to adjust saturation automatically according to the type of scene, or seven levels of adjustment can be done by choosing from values between -3and +3.

Setting to the – side reduces the vividness, and setting to the + side increases the vividness.

The default setting is 0.

Filter effects3

Simulate the effect of color filters on monochrome photographs. Choose from Off (the default setting), Y (yellow), O (orange), R (red), and G (green).

Y, O, R:

Enhance contrast. Can be used to tone down the brightness of the sky in landscape photographs. The contrast is strengthened in the order Y O R.

G:

Softens skin tones. Suitable for portraits.

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Nikon COOLPIXP7000 user manual Softens skin tones. Suitable for portraits