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❚❚Picture Control Settings

 

 

Option

Description

 

 

 

 

Choose from options between –2and +2 to reduce or exaggerate the effect

Quick adjust

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 or Monochrome Picture Controls.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Control the sharpness of outlines. Select A to adjust sharpening

 

 

 

Sharpening

automatically according to the type of scene, or choose from values between

 

 

 

 

0 (no sharpening) and 9 (the higher the value, the greater the sharpening).

(all PictureControls)

Manualadjustments

 

 

 

 

 

Select A to adjust contrast automatically according to the type of scene, or

 

 

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

 

 

D-Lighting is activated after value is changed.

 

 

 

Contrast

highlights in portrait subjects from being “washed out” in direct sunlight,

 

 

 

 

higher values to preserve detail in misty landscapes and other low-contrast

 

 

 

 

subjects). Not available if Active D-Lighting (0 85) is on; reset if Active

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Choose –1for reduced brightness, +1 for enhanced brightness. Does not

 

 

 

Brightness

affect exposure. Not available if Active D-Lighting (0 85) is on; reset if Active

 

 

 

 

D-Lighting is activated after value is changed.

 

 

 

 

 

(non-monochromeonly)

Manualadjustments

 

 

Control the vividness of colors. Select A to adjust saturation automatically

 

Saturation

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 reds more purple,

 

 

 

Hue

blues more green, and greens more yellow, positive values (up to +3) to

 

 

 

 

make reds more orange, greens more blue, and blues more purple.

 

 

 

 

 

(monochromeonly)

Manualadjustments

 

Filter

Simulate the effect of color filters on monochrome photographs. Choose

 

effects

from Off (the default setting), yellow, orange, red, and green (0 97).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Choose the tint used in monochrome photographs from B&W (black-and-

 

 

 

Toning

white), Sepia, Cyanotype (blue-tinted monochrome), Red, Yellow, Green,

 

 

 

 

Blue Green, Blue, Purple Blue, Red Purple (0 97).

 

 

 

 

 

D“A” (Auto)

Results for auto contrast and saturation vary with exposure and the position of the subject in the frame.

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Nikon D3100 2 manual Picture Control Settings