Nikon D300 D300 User's Manual - Page 177
Picture Control Settings, all Picture Controls
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❚❚ Picture Control Settings Option Description 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], [Monochrome], or custom 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 Manual adjustments (all Picture Controls) 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 J Manual adjustments (non-monochrome only) (monochrome only) 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). 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. Manual adjustments Filter effects Simulate the effect of color filters on monochrome photographs. Choose from [Off ] (the default setting), yellow, orange, red, and green (pg. 153). Choose the tint used in monochrome photographs from [B&W] (black-and-white, the default setting), [Sepia], Toning [Cyanotype] (blue-tinted monochrome), [Red], [Yellow], [Green], [Blue Green], [Blue], [Purple Blue], [Red Purple] (pg. 153). 151