User manual

179
Using the menu
The shooting menu ( , , , , or mode)
Types of quick adjust and manual adjust
Option Description
Quick
adjust
1
Adjusts the sharpness, contrast and saturation levels automatically.
S
etting to the – side reduces the eect of the selected COOLPIX Picture
Control, and setting to the + side emphasizes its eect.
•
Default setting: [0]
Image
sharp
ening
Controls how much outlines are sharpened during shooting. The higher
the number, the sharper the image, and the lower the number, the softer
the image.
Select [A] (auto) for automatic adjustment.
•
Default setting: [3] for [Standard] or [Monochrome], [2] for
[Neutral], and [4] for [Vivid]
Contrast Controls the contrast.
S
etting to the – side gives the image a softer appearance, and setting to
the + side gives it a harder appearance. Select 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.
Select [A] (auto) for automatic adjustment.
•
Default setting: [0]
Saturation
2
Controls the vividness of colors.
S
etting to the – side reduces the vividness, and setting to the + side
increases the vividness.
Select [A] (auto) for automatic adjustment.
•
Default setting: [0]
Filter
eec
ts
3
Simulates the eect of color lters on monochrome photographs.
•
[OFF]: Filter eects are not used.
•
[Y] (yellow), [O] (orange), [R] (red):
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] (green):
Softens skin tones and the color of features such as lips. Suitable for
portraits.
•
Default setting: [OFF]