Nikon 25338 User Manual - Page 148

142 to produce quick contrast or brightness effects that you can paint in selectively using one of the selective tools. Use the included controls to adjust your image. Auto Levels Chapter 22 CONTRAST The Contrast Slider provides you with the ability to affect the contrast of your image. The contrast algorithm was designed to prevent any unwanted color shifts from occurring. Moving this slider to the left will decrease the contrast throughout the image, while moving the slider to the right will increase contrast. BRIGHTNESS The Brightness Slider provides you with the ability to either brighten or darken your image without creating unwanted color shifts. Move this slider to the left to darken your image, or move the slider to the right to brighten the image. Once you are satisfied with the results of the Contrast / Brightness feature, click on the OK button. Simply click on the Cancel button to prevent this feature from affecting your image. Use the Auto Levels feature to enable Capture NX to analyze your image in order to determine the correct adjustments to spread the available color information within your image across the entire range of tonal possibilities. While similar to the Auto Contrast button within the Levels & Curves dialog, the Auto Levels feature provides you with additional controls. Choose between the two different Auto Levels methods from within the Method pull-down Menu. AUTO Applying the Auto method results in a redistribution of the individual color channels, similar to stretching each color channel within the Levels & Curves, to the entire range of the histogram. Adjust Menu