Picture Style Effects
IP Standard (C: Standard)
The image looks vivid, sharp, and crisp. This is a general-purpose Picture Style suitable for most scenes. This is set automatically in the <D> (Full Auto) mode.
HI Portrait (C: Smooth skin tones)
For nice skin tones. The image looks softer. Effective for close-ups of women or children.
By changing the [Color tone] (p.66), you can adjust the skin tone. HI Landscape (C: Vivid blues and greens)
For vivid blues and greens, and very sharp and crisp images. Effective for impressive landscapes.
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A.' Selecting a Picture Style*
S Neutral
This Picture Style is for users who prefer to process images with their computer. For natural colors and subdued images. U Faithful
This Picture Style is for users who prefer to process images with their computer. When the subject is captured under a daylight color temperature of 5200K, the color is adjusted colorimetrically to match the subject's color. The image is dull and subdued.
IV-MI Monochrome (C: Monochrome image) Creates black-and-white images.
o Black-and-white images shot in JPEG cannot be reverted to color. If you want to later shoot pictures in color, make sure the [Monochrome] setting has been canceled. When [Monochrome] is selected, <B/W> will appear in the viewfinder and on the LCD panel.
You can register a basic style such as [Portrait], [Landscape], a Picture Style file, etc., and adjust it as desired (p.68). Any User-Defined Picture Style which has not been set will have the same settings as the Standard Picture Style.
About the Symbols
The symbols on the top of the Picture Style selection screen refer to parameters such as [Sharpness] and [Contrast]. The numerals indicate the parameter settings, such as [Sharpness] and [Contrast], for each Picture Style. Symbols
Picture Style
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You can customize a Picture Style by adjusting individual parameters like [Sharpness] and [Contrast]. To see the resulting effects, take test shots. To customize [Monochrome], see the next page.
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Press the button.
Select a Picture Style.
• Turn the <6> or <©> dial to select a Picture Style, then press the <INF0.> button.
Select a parameter.
• Turn the <©> dial to select the parameter, then press <©>.
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Set the parameter.
• Turn the <©> dial to set the parameter as desired, then press
• Press the <MENU> button to save the adjusted parameter. The Picture Style selection screen will reappear.
Any settings different from the default will be displayed in blue.
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0: Less sharp outline |
+7: Sharp outline |
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-4: Low contrast |
+4: High contrast |
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-4: Low saturation |
+4: High saturation |
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j Color tone |
-4: Reddish skin tone |
+4: Yellowish skin tone |
A.' Customizing a Picture Style*
By selecting [Default set.] in step 3, you can revert the respective Picture Style to its default parameter settings. To shoot with the Picture Style you modified, follow step 2 on the preceding page to select the modified Picture Style and then shoot.
Monochrome Adjustment
For Monochrome, you can also set [Filter effect] and [Toning effect] in addition to [Sharpness] and [Contrast] explained on the preceding page.
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With a filter effect applied to a monochrome image, you can make white clouds or green trees stand out more.
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Normal black-and-white image with no filter effects. |
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The blue sky will look more natural, and the white clouds will look crisper. |
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The blue sky will look slightly darker. The sunset will look more brilliant. |
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The blue sky will look quite dark. Fall leaves will look crisper and brighter. |
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Skin tones and lips will look fine. Tree leaves will look crisper and brighter. |
0 Increasing the [Contrast] will make the filter effect more pronounced.
@Toning Effect
By applying a toning effect, you can create a monochrome image in that color. It can make the image look more impressive.
The following can be selected: [N:None] [S:Sepia] [B:Blue] [P:Purple] [G:Green].
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You can select a base Picture Style such as [Portrait] or [Landscape], adjust its parameters as desired and register it under [User Def. 1], [User Def. 2], or [User Def. 3].
You can create Picture Styles whose parameter settings such as for sharpness and contrast are different. You can also adjust the parameters of a Picture Style which has been registered to the camera with the provided software.
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Press the < button.
• Turn the <6> or <©> dial to select [User Def. *], then press the <INF0.> button.
« With [Picture Style] selected, press
4 Select the base Picture Style.
• Turn the <©> dial to select the base Picture Style, then press <©>.
• To adjust the parameters of a Picture Style which has been registered to the camera with the provided software, select the Picture Style here.
Select a parameter.
• Select a parameter such as [Sharpness], then press <©>.
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For details, see "Customizing a Picture Style" on pages 66-67.
« Press the <MENU> button to register the new Picture Style. The Picture Style selection screen will then reappear.
The base Picture Style will be indicated on the right of [User Def. *].
If a Picture Style has already been registered under [User Def. *], changing the base Picture Style in step 4 will nullify the parameter settings of the registered Picture Style.
To shoot with the registered Picture Style, follow step 2 on the preceding page to select [User Def. *] and then shoot.
White balance (WB) is for making the white areas look white. Normally, the (Auto) setting will obtain the correct white balance. If natural-
looking colors cannot be obtained with you can select the white balance for each light source or set it manually by shooting a white object. In the fully-automatic modes (D/C), is set automatically.
Select the white balance.
• While looking at the LCD panel, turn the <©> dial.
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About White Balance
About White Balance
To the human eye, a white object looks white regardless of the type of lighting. With a digital camera, the color temperature is adjusted with software to make the white areas look white. This adjustment serves as the basis for the color correction. The result is natural-looking colors in the pictures.
You can also use the [2 White balance] menu to set the white balance.
O Custom White Balance
Custom white balance enables you to manually set the white balance for a specific light source for better accuracy. Do this procedure under the actual light source to be used.
Photograph a white object.
• Look through the viewfinder and the area within the dotted line should cover a solid-white object.
• Focus manually and set the standard exposure for the white object.
• You can set any white balance.
Select [Custom WB].
• Under the [2] tab, select [Custom WB], then press <©>.
► The custom white balance selection screen will appear.
3 Import the white balance data.
• Turn the <6> or <©> dial to select the image captured in step 1, then press <©>.
On the dialog screen which appears, select [OK] and the data will be imported.
• When the menu reappears, press the <MENU> button to exit the menu.
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Select the custom white balance.
• Look at the LCD panel and turn the <©> dial to select <O>.
• If the exposure obtained in step 1 is way off, a correct white balance might not be obtained.
• If the image was captured while the Picture Style was set to [Monochrome] (p.65), it cannot be selected in step 3.
• Instead of a white object, an 18% gray card (commercially available) can produce a more accurate white balance.
• The personal white balance registered with the provided software will be registered under <O>. If you do step 3, the data for the registered personal white balance will be erased.
0 Setting the Color Temperature
You can set the white balance's color temperature numerically in Kelvin. This is for advanced users.
| Select [White balance].
• Under the [2] tab, select [White balance], then press <©>.
2 Set the color temperature.
• Turn the <6> dial to set the color temperature, then press <©>.
• The color temperature can be set from 2500K to 10000K in 100K increments.
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When setting the color temperature for an artificial light source, set white balance correction (magenta or green) as necessary. If you want to set <Q> to the reading taken with a commercially-available color temperature meter, take test shots and adjust the setting to compensate for the difference between the color temperature meter's reading and the camera's color temperature reading.
You can correct the white balance that has been set. This adjustment will have the same effect as using a commercially-available color temperature conversion filter or color compensating filter. Each color can be corrected to one of nine levels.
This is for advanced users who are familiar with using color temperature conversion or color compensating filters.
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Select [WB SHIFT/BKT].
• Under the [2] tab, select [WB SHIFT/BKT], then press <©>.
Set the white balance correction.
• Use < 9 > to move the "■" mark to the desired position.
• B is for blue, A is amber, M is magenta, and G is green. The color in the respective direction will be corrected.
• On the upper right, "SHIFT" indicates the direction and correction amount.
• Pressing the <INF0.> button will cancel all the [WB SHIFT/BKT] settings.
• Press <©> to exit the setting and return to the menu.
During the white balance correction, <U> will be displayed in the viewfinder and on the LCD panel.
One level of the blue/amber correction is equivalent to 5 mireds of a color temperature conversion filter. (Mired: Measuring unit indicating the density of a color temperature conversion filter.)
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White Balance Auto Bracketing
With just one shot, three images having a different color tone can be recorded simultaneously. Based on the color temperature of the current white balance setting, the image will be bracketed with a blue/amber bias or magenta/green bias. This is called white balance bracketing (WB-BKT). White balance bracketing is possible up to ±3 levels in single-level increments.
Set the white balance bracketing amount.
• In step 2 for white balance correction, when you turn the <©> dial, the "■" mark on the screen will change to "■ ■ ■" (3 points). Turning the dial to the right sets the B/A bracketing, and turning it to the left sets the M/G bracketing.
► On the right side of the screen, "BKT" indicates the bracketing direction and the bracketing amount.
• Pressing the <INF0.> button will cancel all the [WB SHIFT/BKT] settings.
• Press <©> to exit the setting and return to the menu.
The images will be bracketed in the following sequence: 1. Standard white balance, 2. Blue (B) bias, and 3. Amber (A) bias, or 1. Standard white balance, 2. Magenta (M) bias, 3. Green (G) bias.
0 • During WB bracketing, the maximum burst for continuous shooting will be lower and the number of possible shots will also decrease to one-third the normal number. Also, the white balance icon will blink on the LCD panel.
• You can also set white balance correction and AEB together with white balance bracketing. If you set AEB in combination with white balance bracketing, a total of nine images will be recorded for a single shot.
• Since three images are recorded for one shot, the card will take longer to record the shot.
• "BKT" stands for Bracketing.
Bracketing Sequence
Auto Lighting Optimizer*
If the image comes out dark or the contrast is low, the brightness and contrast can be corrected automatically. With JPEG images, the correction is done when the image is captured. For RAW images, it can be corrected with Digital Photo Professional (provided software). The default setting is [Standard].
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Auto Lighting Optimize?
Select [Auto Lighting Optimizer].
• Under the [2] tab, select [Auto Lighting Optimizer], then press
Set the correction setting.
< Turn the <Q> dial to select the setting, then press <©>.
Take the picture.
« The image will be recorded with the brightness and contrast corrected if necessary.
Sample of corrected brightness
Depending on the shooting conditions, noise might increase. If a setting other than [Disable] is set and you use exposure compensation, flash exposure compensation, or manual exposure to darken the exposure, the image might still come out bright. If you want the darker exposure, set this to [Disable] first.
0 In fully-automatic modes (0/@), [Standard] will be set automatically.
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