The Shooting Menu
Menu Guide—The Shooting Menu
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Setting Colors Based on Workflow:
Color Mode
Your Nikon digital camera offers a choice of color
modes. How you choose a color mode depends
on how the final photograph will be processed
once it leaves the camera.
OK
Color Mode
(
sRGB
)
(
AdobeRGB
)
(
sRGB
)
SHOOTING MENU
Color Management
When opening images in an application that supports color management, select a pro-
file that matches the color mode in effect when the photograph was taken. If the
image is converted to a different color space, colors may not be reproduced accurately.
If the image is converted to a color space with that supports a narrower gamut of
colors, you may notice tonal discontinuities (colors changing abruptly instead of pro-
gressing gradually from one tone to the next).
When photographs created with the D100 are opened in Nikon View 5 or Nikon Cap-
ture 3, the appropriate color space will be selected automatically.
Option
Description
I (sRGB)
(default)
Choose for portrait shots that will be printed or used “as is,”
with no further modification. Photographs are adapted to the
sRGB color space.
Photographs taken at this setting are adapted to the Adobe
RGB color space. This color space is capable of expressing a
wider gamut of colors than sRGB, making it the preferred choice
for studio photography or images that will be modified as part
of a commercial production work flow.
II (Adobe RGB)
III (sRGB)
Choose for nature or landscape shots that will be printed or
used “as is,” with no further modification. Photographs are
adapted to the sRGB color space.
