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❚❚Picture Control Settings

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

exaggerate the effect of the selected Picture Control

Quick adjust

(note that this resets all manual adjustments). For

example, choosing positive values for Vivid makes pic-

 

 

 

 

 

 

tures more vivid. Not available with Neutral, Mono-

 

 

 

chrome, or custom Picture Controls.

 

 

 

Control the sharpness of outlines. Select A to adjust

 

 

 

sharpening automatically according to the type of

 

 

Sharpening

scene, or choose from values between 0 (no sharpen-

(allPictureControls)

Manualadjustments

 

ing) and 9 (the higher the value, the greater the sharp-

 

ening).

 

Select A to adjust contrast automatically according to

 

 

 

 

 

 

the type of scene, or choose from values between –3

 

 

Contrast

and +3 (lower values prevent highlights in portrait sub-

 

 

jects from being “washed out” in direct sunlight, while

 

 

 

 

 

 

higher values preserve detail in misty landscapes and

 

 

 

other low-contrast subjects). *

 

 

Brightness

Choose –1for reduced brightness, +1 for enhanced

 

 

brightness. Does not affect exposure. *

(non-monochromeonly)

 

 

Control the vividness of colors. Select A to adjust satu-

Manualadjustments

Saturation

ration automatically 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

 

 

Hue

reds more purple, 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 pho-

tographs. Choose from Off, yellow, orange, red, and

 

 

 

 

effects

 

 

green (0 135).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Choose the tint used in monochrome photographs

 

 

Toning

from B&W (black-and-white), Sepia, Cyanotype (blue-

 

 

tinted monochrome), Red, Yellow, Green, Blue Green,

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blue, Purple Blue, and Red Purple (0 135).

 

 

 

 

*Not available if Active D-Lighting (0 139) is on; reset if Active D-Lighting is

activated after value is changed.

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V1 specifications

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