Owner's Manual

80 Menu Guide / Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu
Customizing Image Enhancement Options: Custom
Select Custom to make separate adjustments to the following options. After adjusting set-
tings, highlight Done and press
.
• Image sharpening: Choose how much outlines are sharpened during
shooting. Choose high settings for sharp outlines, low settings for
softer outlines.
Default setting: Auto.
“Auto”
Results for auto image sharpening, tone compensation, and saturation vary with exposure and the
position of the subject in the frame. Use a type G or D lens for best results.
Color Mode
Modes Ia and IIIa are recommended for photos that will be printed without modifi cation or viewed in
applications that do not support color management. If the application supports color management,
choose the Adobe RGB color space when opening photos taken in mode II. Capture NX (available sepa-
rately;
123) and PictureProject display colors correctly even if the correct color space is not selected.
• Hue adjustment: Hue can be adjusted between –9 ˚ to +9 ˚ in increments
of 3 ˚ (the degrees refer to the “color wheel” often used to express hue).
Positive values make reds more orange, greens more blue, and blues
more purple. Negative values make reds more purple, blues more
green, and greens more yellow.
Default setting: ±0.
• Tone compensation: Control contrast. Lower settings prevent loss of
detail in highlights under harsh lighting or in direct sunlight. Higher
settings preserve detail in misty landscapes and other low-contrast
subjects. Choose Custom to select a user-defi ned tone curve created
using Camera Control Pro (available separately;
123). See the Cam-
era Control Pro manual for details.
Default setting: Auto.
• Color mode: Control color reproduction. Photos taken in modes Ia and
IIIa are adapted to the sRGB color space and are suited for printing or
use “as is,” with no further modifi cation. Choose Ia for portrait shots
and IIIa for nature or landscape shots. Mode II is adapted to the Adobe
RGB color space, which supports a wider gamut of colors than sRGB.
Mode II is the preferred choice for photos that will be extensively pro-
cessed or retouched.
Default setting: Ia (sRBG).
• Saturation: Control the vividness of colors. Choose Moderate for less
saturated colors, Enhanced for more vivid colors.
Default setting: Auto.