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The Shooting Menu (
j
,
k
,
l
, or
m
Mode)
Types of Quick Adjust and Manual Adjust
Option
Description
Quick adjust
1
Adjusts the sharpness, contrast and saturation levels automatically.
Setting to the – side reduces the effect of the selected COOLPIX
Picture Control, and setting to the + side emphasizes its effect.
•
Default setting:
0
Image sharpening
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.
Setting 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.
Setting to the – side reduces the vividness, and setting to the + side
increases the vividness.
Select
A
(auto) for automatic adjustment.
•
Default setting:
0
Filter effects
3
Simulates the effect of color filters on monochrome photographs.
•
OFF
: Filter effects 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
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