Nikon NX2 Quick Adjust, Manage Picture Control Menu, Launch Picture, Control Utility, Sharpening

❏Quick Adjust

The Quick Adjust slider adjusts the Sharpening, Contrast, and Saturation sliders to recommended values that match the enhancement created by the Picture Control.

Move this slider to the left to decrease the Sharpening, Contrast, and Saturation sliders. Move this slider to the right to increase these sliders.

The Quick Adjust slider is not available with neutral and monochrome Picture Controls.

❏Manage Picture Control Menu

The Manage Picture Control menu provides you with options to save, load, and manage customized Picture Control options. Clicking on this icon will present you with the following options:

Save as a new Custom

This option lets you create a new custom Picture Control option to use on additional images. Once you create a new custom Picture Control, it will be added to the Picture Control pull-down menu and become a selectable

Picture Control option. Please note, the Quick Adjust slider for any custom Picture Control options is not accessible.

Select this option to load a previously created custom Picture Control settings

Load Custom Picture file. Once the custom Picture Control settings file is loaded, it will be added to

Control Settings the list of options. Please note, the Quick Adjust slider for any custom Picture Control options is not accessible.

Launch Picture

This option will launch the Picture Control Utility application. The Picture

Control Utility

Control Utility can create and modify custom Picture Control settings as well as import and export custom settings to a memory card.

❏Sharpening

The Sharpening section enables you to adjust the amount of sharpening that will be applied to the image.

Turn on the Auto option in order to allow Capture NX 2 to determine the appropriate amount of sharpening for the current image. The Sharpening slider is not accessible while the Auto option is

turned on.

You may also adjust the amount of sharpening added to the image manually using the Sharpening slider. Move this slider to the left to decrease the amount of sharpening added to the image or move it to the right to increase the amount of sharpening.

❏Contrast and Brightness

The Contrast and Brightness options enable you to control the tonality of the current image. The results created by the Contrast and Brightness section are dependent on the Picture Control option

selected.

Enable the Auto checkbox in order to allow Capture NX 2 to determine the appropriate amount of contrast for the current image. The Contrast slider is not accessible while the Auto option is turned on. The Contrast slider enables you to manually adjust the amount of contrast added to the image. Move this slider to the left to decrease the amount of contrast added or move the slider to the right to increase contrast.

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