Custom Picture Settings
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Editing a Custom Picture File’s Settings
1 After selecting a file, select [Fine Tuning] and then press the joystick.
2 Select a setting and then press the joystick.
3 Change the setting to the desired level and then press the joystick.
• Refer to
Available Custom Picture Settings
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• Repeat steps 2 and 3 for other settings, as necessary.
4 Press the MENU button to exit the custom picture menu and apply the new custom
picture settings.
Resetting the Current File’s Settings to Default Values
1 After selecting a file, open the [Reset] submenu.
[Fine Tuning]
>
[Reset]
2 Select the desired default values and then press the
joystick.
• Select [Neutral] to reset to neutral default values
(equivalent to not using custom picture settings at all) or
one of the preset settings ([EOS Std.], [Wide DR] or
[Canon Log]) if you want to replicate these preset settings,
for example as a starting point to edit them further.
3 Select [OK] and then press the joystick.
• After resetting the file's values, you can continue to adjust the settings or press MENU twice to
close the menu.
Available Custom Picture Settings
[Gamma]
The gamma curve changes the overall look of the image. (Default: [Normal 1])
[Normal 1]:
Standard picture for playback on TV monitors.
[Normal 2]:
Setting suitable for playback on TV monitors. Produces brighter highlights (bright
areas of the image) than with the [Normal 1] setting.
[Normal 3]:
Setting suitable for playback on TV monitors. Produces a more faithful black
gradation in the shadows (dark areas of the image) than with the [Normal 2]
setting.
[Normal 4]:
Setting suitable for playback on TV monitors. Produces even better black
gradation in the shadows (dark areas of the image) than with the [Normal 3]
setting.
[EOS Std.]:
This gamma curve approximates the look of an EOS digital SLR camera when the
picture style is set to [Standard]
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. Produces higher contrast than with the
[Normal 1] setting.
[Wide DR]:
Gamma curve with a very wide dynamic range. Optimized for playback on TV
monitors.
[Canon Log]:
Logarithmic gamma curve that obtains an impressive dynamic range and makes
the most of the image sensor characteristics. Requires image processing in post-
production.
[Custom Picture]
[Fine Tuning]
[Reset]