Nikon 900 - Manual (Page 46)

- 46 - Advanced Settings (M-REC): Image Adjustment
Image Adjustment
In M-REC mode, it is possible to adjust digitally the brightness or
contrast of photographs taken with the camera. Brightness
can be increased to bring out poorly-lit portions of the compo-
sition, or decreased to prevent bright portions of the composi-
tion from being “washed out.” Unlike exposure compensation,
this is a digital effect which increases or decreases the brightness
of all pixels in the image, as opposed to adjusting aperture and
shutter speed to increase or decrease exposure. Increasing
contrast increases the difference between light and dark
portions of the image, making shadows and outlines more
distinct. Decreasing contrast has the opposite effect. To adjust
the brightness or contrast of subsequent photographs in M-REC
mode, highlight IMG ADJUST in the shooting menu and press
the shutter button. The following menu will appear.
T S A N D A R D
B
C A S T
B K I MG A D J U S T
S E T ➔ S H U T T E R
R I GH T N E S S
ON T R
B R I GH T N E S S
C A S T ON T R
Brightness can be increased by highlighting BRIGHT-
NESS and pressing the shutter button. The icon will
appear in the shooting menu to show that this option has been
selected, and the view through the lens as shown in the color
monitor when the selector dial is set to M-REC will be digitally
enhanced to make the image brighter (brightness and contrast
settings have no effect in A-REC mode). Normal brightness can
be restored by selecting STANDARD from the image adjust-
ment menu or by turning the selector dial to OFF. To decrease
brightness, select
BRIGHTNESS. Contrast can be
increased by selecting CONTRAST, or decreased by
selecting CONTRAST. These settings are mutually
exclusive and are not cumulative. Only one setting will be in
effect at a time; selecting another brightness or contrast setting
cancels the previous selection. At settings other than STAN-
DARD, the current image adjustment setting is shown in the
color LCD monitor if it is on and set to display camera settings.
To exit the image adjustment menu without changing the
brightness or contrast, highlight BK and press the shutter
button to return to the shooting menu, or press the MENU
button to restore the view through the lens.
Image adjustment
( BRIGHTNESS)