Nikon D5200 Reference Manual - Page 105

❚❚ Picture Control Settings Manual adjustments (all Picture Controls) Option Description Choose from options between -2 and +2 to reduce or exaggerate the effect Quick adjust 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, Monochrome, or custom Picture Controls. Control the sharpness of outlines. Select A to adjust sharpening 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). 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 Contrast 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 automatically Saturation according to the type of scene, or choose from values between -3 and +3 (lower values reduce saturation and higher values increase it). Hue Filter effects 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. Simulate the effect of color filters on monochrome photographs. Choose from Off, yellow, orange, red, and green (0 89). Toning Choose the tint used in monochrome photographs from B&W (black-andwhite), Sepia, Cyanotype (blue-tinted monochrome), Red, Yellow, Green, Blue Green, Blue, Purple Blue, Red Purple (0 89). Manual adjustments Manual adjustments (non-monochrome only) (monochrome only) D "A" (Auto) Results for auto sharpening, contrast, and saturation vary with exposure and the position of the subject in the frame. A Preset Picture Controls Versus Custom Picture Controls The Picture Controls supplied with the camera are referred to as preset Picture Controls. Custom Picture Controls are created through modifications to existing Picture Controls using the Manage Picture Control option in the shooting menu (0 90). Both preset and custom Picture Controls can be selected in the information display or using the Set Picture Control option in the shooting menu. In addition, custom Picture Controls can be saved to a memory card for sharing among other cameras of the same model and compatible software (0 92). 88