Konica Minolta DiMAGE Viewer Digital Camera User Manual


 
90 ADVANCED SETUP
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NOTES ON COLOR MEASUREMENT
When opening a RAW image (p. 68), color information recorded on location with a Konica Minolta
color meter can be used to set the white balance of the image. If the image is captured under a con-
tinuous source like the sun or tungsten lighting, the corresponding measurement can be very effec-
tive in balancing the color of the image. However, because the spectral response of the camera’s
CCD and the color meter are not the same, if images are captured under lighting with a discontinu-
ous line spectrum like fluorescent or mercury vapor, the values recorded with the color meter may
not result in an accurate reproduction.
EMBEDDED CAMERA COLOR PROFILES
Certain Konica Minolta digital cameras, such as the DiMAGE 7Hi, A1, and A2, can embed the cam-
era’s color profile into the image data for color matching.The color mode on the camera determines
the profile: sRGB, used with Natural and Vivid Color, or Adobe RGB. By setting the color space to
either Original Color Space (sRGB) or Original Color Space (Adobe RGB) in the color preference
window, the DiMAGE Viewer can determine the color space embedded in the image and adjust
accordingly. If the color space is not embedded in the image, the color space must be set manually
for both color spaces, see color matching on page 82.