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Custom Setting 24:Tone Compensation

As photographs are saved to the memory card, the camera adjusts tones in the image to optimize contrast. This adjust- ment is performed by means of tone curves that define the relationship between the tone distribution in the original im- age and the compensated result. Using Custom Setting 24, you can select a curve suited to the subject and the device on which the image will be printed or displayed.

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F24 Tone

Compensation

Auto OK

Normal

Less contrast

More contrast

Custom

CUSTOM SETTINGS

Option	No.	Description
		When matrix metering is selected, the camera au-
Auto		tomatically optimizes contrast by selecting a curve
		equivalent to “Normal,” “Less Contrast,” or “More
(default)
		Contrast.” When another metering method is se-
		lected, this option is equivalent to Normal.
Normal		A standard curve is used. This curve is suitable for
		most scenes, ranging from dark through to bright.
		Use this curve to achieve a softer image, for ex-
Less contrast		ample, with portraits shot in direct sunlight, when
		your subject’s features would otherwise tend to be
		“washed out.”
More contrast		This curve enhances detail, making it suited to misty
		landscape shots and other low-contrast subjects.
		A user-defined curve downloaded to the camera
Custom		from Nikon Capture 3 is used. If no curve has been
		downloaded to the camera, this option is equivalent
		to Normal.

Custom

The Custom tone compensation curve is downloaded to the camera using Nikon Capture 3 Camera Control software (available separately). Nikon Capture 3 can not be used to define a custom curve under Mac OS X version 10.1.4 or earlier, as these versions of Mac OS X do not support Camera Control when used with the D1H .

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