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Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu
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Quick adjust
1
Adjust the sharpness, contrast and saturation levels automatically. Five levels of
adjustment can be done by choosing from values between
-2
up to
+2
.
Choose from options between –2 and +2 to reduce or emphasize the effect of the
selected COOLPIX Picture Control (note that this resets all manual adjustments).
The default setting is
0
.
Image sharpening
Control the sharpness of outlines. Choose
A
(auto) to adjust sharpening
automatically, or seven levels of adjustment can be done by choosing from values
between
0
(no sharpening) and
6
.
The default setting is
3
for
Standard
or
Monochrome
,
2
for
Neutral
and
4
for
Vivid
.
Contrast
Control contrast. Choose
A
(auto) to adjust contrast automatically according to the
type of scene, or seven levels of adjustment can be done by choosing from values
between
-3
and
+3
.
– will make it into an image with a softer appearance, and + will give it a harder
appearance. Choose 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.
The default setting is
0
.
Saturation
2
Control the vividness of colors. Choose
A
(auto) to adjust saturation automatically
according to the type of scene, or seven levels of adjustment can be done by
choosing from values between
-3
and
+3
.
(lower values reduce saturation and higher values increase it).
The default setting is
0
.
Filter effects
3
Simulate the effect of color filters on monochrome photographs. Choose from
Off
(the default setting),
Y
(yellow),
O
(orange),
R
(red), and
G
(green).
Y
,
O
,
R
:
Enhance contrast. Can be used to tone down the brightness of the sky in landscape
photographs. The strength of the contrast are as follows:
Y
➝
O
➝
R
.
G
:
Softens skin tones. Suitable for portraits.
Toning
3
Choose the tint used in monochrome photographs from
B&W
(black-and-white, the
default setting),
Sepia
, and
Cyanotype
(blue-tinted monochrome).
Pressing
I
on the multi selector when
Sepia
or
Cyanotype
is selected enables you
to choose from seven levels of saturation. Press
JK
to adjust saturation.
