Shooting Menu (A, B, Cor DMode)

Types of Quick Adjust and Manual Adjust

 

 

Option

Description

 

Adjust the sharpness, contrast and saturation levels

 

automatically. Five levels of adjustment are available from -2to

Quick adjust 1

+2.

 

Choose from options between -2and +2 to reduce or

 

emphasize the effect of the selected COOLPIX Picture Control.

 

The default setting is 0.

 

 

 

Control 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

Image sharpening

6.

The higher the number, the sharper the image, and the lower

 

 

the number, the softer the image.

 

The default setting is 3 for Standard or Monochrome, 2 for

 

Neutral and 4 for Vivid.

 

 

 

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.

 

Setting to the – side makes it into an image with a softer

Contrast

appearance, and setting to the + side 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.

 

 

 

Control the vividness of colors. Choose A (auto) to adjust

 

saturation automatically according to the type of scene, or seven

Saturation 2

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.

 

 

 

Simulate the effect of color filters on monochrome photographs.

 

Choose from OFF (the default setting), Y (yellow), O (orange), R

 

(red), and G (green).

Filter effects 3

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:

 

Soften skin tones. Suitable for portraits.

 

 

Section Reference

E29