Canon PowerShot SX720 HS - Manual (Page 74)

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Before Use
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
Index
Camera Basics
Auto Mode /
Hybrid Auto Mode
Other Shooting Modes
P Mode
Tv, Av, and M Mode
Playback Mode
Wi-Fi Functions
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
● White balance (= 73) cannot be set in [ ] or [ ] modes.
● With [ ] and [ ] modes, colors other than people’s skin tone
may change. These settings may not produce the expected
results with some skin tones.
Custom Color
Still Images Movies
Choose the desired level of image contrast, sharpness, color saturation,
red, green, blue, and skin tones in a range of 1 – 5.
1
Access the setting screen.
● Follow the steps in “Changing Image
Color Tones (My Colors)” (= 74) to
choose [ ], and then press the [ ]
button.
2
Configure the setting.
● Press the [ ][ ] buttons to choose
an item, and then specify the value by
pressing the [ ][ ] buttons or turning the
[ ] dial.
● For stronger/more intense effects (or
darker skin tones), adjust the value to
the right, and for weaker/lighter effects
(or lighter skin tones), adjust the value to
the left.
● Press the [ ] button to complete the
setting.
Changing Image Color Tones (My Colors)
Still Images Movies
Change image color tones as desired, such as converting images to sepia
or black and white.
● Press the [ ] button, choose [ ] in the
menu, and choose the desired option
(= 28).
● The option you configured is now
displayed.
My Colors Off –
Vivid
Emphasizes contrast and color saturation,
making images sharper.
Neutral
Tones down contrast and color saturation for
subdued images.
Sepia Creates sepia tone images.
B/W Creates black and white images.
Positive Film
Combines the effects of Vivid Blue, Vivid
Green, and Vivid Red to produce intense yet
natural-looking colors resembling images on
positive film.
Lighter Skin Tone Lightens skin tones.
Darker Skin Tone Darkens skin tones.
Vivid Blue
Emphasizes blues in images. Makes the sky,
ocean, and other blue subjects more vivid.
Vivid Green
Emphasizes greens in images. Makes
mountains, foliage, and other green subjects
more vivid.
Vivid Red
Emphasizes reds in images. Makes red
subjects more vivid.
Custom Color
Adjust contrast, sharpness, color saturation,
and other qualities as desired (= 74).