Nikon Nikon Df Product Manual - Page 123

Picture Control Settings

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❚❚ Picture Control Settings Option Description Manual adjustments (all Picture Controls) Choose from options between -2 and +2 to reduce or exaggerate the effect of the selected Picture Control Quick adjust (note that this resets all manual adjustments). For example, choosing positive values for Vivid makes pictures more vivid. Not available with Neutral or Monochrome Picture Controls. Control the sharpness of outlines. Select A to adjust sharpening automatically according to the type of Sharpening scene, or choose from values between 0 (no sharpening) and 9 (the higher the value, the greater the sharpening). Select A to adjust contrast automatically according to the type of scene, or choose from values between -3 Contrast and +3 (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). Brightness Choose -1 for reduced brightness, +1 for enhanced brightness. Does not affect exposure. Control the vividness of colors. Select A to adjust Saturation saturation automatically according to the type of scene, or choose from values between -3 and +3 (lower values reduce saturation and higher values increase it). J Choose negative values (to a minimum of -3) to make Hue reds more purple, blues more green, and greens more yellow, positive values (up to +3) to make reds more orange, greens more blue, and blues more purple. Filter effects Simulate the effect of color filters on monochrome photographs. Choose from Off, yellow, orange, red, and green (0 105). Choose the tint used in monochrome photographs from Toning B&W (black-and-white), Sepia, Cyanotype (blue-tinted monochrome), Red, Yellow, Green, Blue Green, Blue, Purple Blue, Red Purple (0 105). Manual adjustments Manual adjustments (non-monochrome only) (monochrome only) 103

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❚❚
Picture Control Settings
Option
Description
Quick adjust
Choose from options between
–2
and
+2
to reduce or
exaggerate the effect of the selected Picture Control
(note that this resets all manual adjustments).
For
example, choosing positive values for
Vivid
makes
pictures more vivid.
Not available with
Neutral
or
Monochrome
Picture Controls.
Manual adjustments
(all Picture Controls)
Sharpening
Control the sharpness of outlines.
Select
A
to adjust
sharpening automatically according to the type of
scene, or choose from values between
0
(no
sharpening) and
9
(the higher the value, the greater the
sharpening).
Contrast
Select
A
to adjust contrast automatically according to
the type of scene, or choose from values between
–3
and
+3
(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).
Brightness
Choose
–1
for reduced brightness,
+1
for enhanced
brightness.
Does not affect exposure.
Manual adjustments
(non-monochrome only)
Saturation
Control the vividness of colors.
Select
A
to adjust
saturation automatically according to the type of scene,
or choose from values between
–3
and
+3
(lower values
reduce saturation and higher values increase it).
Hue
Choose negative values (to a minimum of
–3
) to make
reds more purple, blues more green, and greens more
yellow, positive values (up to
+3
) to make reds more
orange, greens more blue, and blues more purple.
Manual adjustments
(monochrome only)
Filter
effects
Simulate the effect of color filters on monochrome
photographs.
Choose from
Off
, yellow, orange, red, and
green (
0
105).
Toning
Choose the tint used in monochrome photographs from
B&W
(black-and-white),
Sepia
,
Cyanotype
(blue-tinted
monochrome),
Red
,
Yellow
,
Green
,
Blue Green
,
Blue
,
Purple Blue
,
Red Purple
(
0
105).