Types of quick adjust and manual adjust – Nikon COOLPIX P950 Digital Camera User Manual
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The shooting menu ( , , , , or mode)
Types of quick adjust and manual adjust
Option
Description
Quick
adjust
1
Adjusts the sharpness, contrast and saturation levels automatically.
Setting to the – side reduces the effect of the selected COOLPIX Picture
Control, and setting to the + side emphasizes its effect.
•
Default setting: [
0
]
Image
sharpening
Controls how much outlines are sharpened during shooting. The higher
the number, the sharper the image, and the lower the number, the softer
the image.
Select [
A
] (auto) for automatic adjustment.
•
Default setting: [
3
] for [
Standard
] or [
Monochrome
], [
2
] for
[
Neutral
], and [
4
] for [
Vivid
]
Contrast
Controls the contrast.
Setting to the – side gives the image a softer appearance, and setting to
the + side gives it a harder appearance. Select 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.
Select [
A
] (auto) for automatic adjustment.
•
Default setting: [
0
]
Saturation
2
Controls the vividness of colors.
Setting to the – side reduces the vividness, and setting to the + side
increases the vividness.
Select [
A
] (auto) for automatic adjustment.
•
Default setting: [
0
]
Filter
effects
3
Simulates the effect of color filters on monochrome photographs.
•
[
OFF
]: Filter effects are not used.
•
[
Y
] (yellow), [
O
] (orange), [
R
] (red):
Enhance contrast. Can be used to tone down the brightness of the sky
in landscape photographs. The contrast is strengthened in the order
[
Y
]
→
[
O
]
→
[
R
].
•
[
G
] (green):
Softens skin tones and the color of features such as lips. Suitable for
portraits.
•
Default setting: [
OFF
]