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5.
Image and Picture Quality Settings
Adjusting the Picture Quality by Adding an
Effect
([Photo Style])
Available in the following modes:
You can select effects to match the type of image you wish to record.
You can adjust the color and image quality of the effects.
¢1 This is disabled when Snapshot Plus Mode is selected.
¢2 These can be set only in Creative Video Mode.
¢3 When the actual brightness and the brightness to be captured are adjusted at each
brightness level, the relationship between these two kinds of brightness is plotted as a
nonlinear curve. This is called the gamma curve.
• In Snapshot Plus ( ) Mode, the setting will be reset to [Standard] when the camera is
switched to another recording mode or the camera is turned on and off.
• In Scene Guide Mode, a Photo Style which matches each scene is fixed.
• Those menu items are shared by the [Rec] menu and the [Motion Picture] menu. When the
setting for either of the two is changed, the setting for the other is also changed.
> [Rec] > [Photo Style]
[Standard]
This is the standard setting.
[Vivid]
¢1
Creates a brilliant effect with high saturation and contrast.
[Natural]
¢1
Creates a soft effect with low contrast.
[Monochrome]
Creates black and white pictures.
[Scenery]
¢1
An effect appropriate for scenes with vivid blue skies and
greens.
[Portrait]
¢1
An effect appropriate for portrait pictures with a healthy and
beautiful skin tone.
[Custom]
¢1
Uses the setting registered in advance.
[Cinelike D]
¢1, 2
Gives priority to dynamic range by using a gamma curve
¢3
designed to create film-like pictures. Suited for editing.
[Cinelike V]
¢1, 2
Gives priority to contrast by using a gamma curve
¢3
designed
to create film-like pictures.
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