Leica M Monochrom, Инструкция по эксплуатации

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The functions and settings described in the next two sections refer
exclusively to pictures in the JPEG format. If one of the two DNG
formats is specified, these settings have no effect, as in this case
the picture data is always saved in its original form.
IMAGE PROPERTIES / CONTRAST, SHARPNESS
In digital photography, key picture properties can be changed very
easily. While photographic software – after recording and transfer
to a computer – provides great scope for doing this, the camera
itself allows you to influence two of the most important picture
properties even before taking the picture:
• The contrast, i.e. the difference between light and dark areas,
determines whether a picture has a more “matt” or “glossy”
effect. As a consequence, the contrast can be influenced by
increasing or reducing this difference, i.e. by lighter reproduction
of light sections of the image and darker reproduction of dark
sections.
• Sharp reproduction – at least of the main subject – using the
correct distance setting is a prerequisite for a successfully
picture. In turn, the impression of sharpness of a picture is to a
great extent determined by the sharpness of the edges, i.e. by
how small the transition area between light and dark is at the
edges in the picture. The impression of sharpness can thus be
changed by expanding or reducing these areas.
All three picture properties can be adjusted – independently - to
five different levels using the menu, so that you can set the
optimum values for any situation, i.e. the prevailing lighting
conditions.
Setting the functions
1. In the main menu (see p. 150/240) select
Sharpness
or
Contrast
(section
IMAGE
), and
2. select the desired setting in the sub-menu.
TONING
Toning has always been a popular stylistic device in black-and-
white photography. A slight "coloration" of the black-and-white
picture gives it a different "character". A brownish tint can give the
picture an "antique" effect, a bluish tint a cold mood. With the
Leica M Monochrom you have the choice between three such tints,
each in two intensities.
Setting the function
1. In the main menu (see p. 150/240) select
Toning
,
2. then select the type of toning -
Hue
or
Strength
in the
respective sub-menu, and
3. in the respective sub-menus select the desired settings, i.e. for
Hue
the color (
Sepia
,
Blue
or
Selenium
), or for
Strength
the
color saturation, (
OFF
,
Weak
or
Strong
).