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Taking Photographs—Image AdjustmentTaking Photographs—Image Adjustment
Color Space
sRGB is recommended when taking photographs that will be printed without modifi -
cation or viewed in applications that do not support color management, or when tak-
ing photographs that will be printed with ExifPrint, the direct printing option on some
household printers, or kiosk printing or other commercial print services. Adobe RGB
photographs can also be printed using these options, but colors will not be as vivid.
JPEG photographs taken in the Adobe RGB color space are Exif 2.21 and DCF 2.0 com-
pliant; applications and printers that support Exif 2.21 and DCF 2.0 will select the cor-
rect color space automatically. If the application or device does not support Exif 2.21
and DCF 2.0, select the appropriate color space manually. An ICC color profi le is em-
bedded in TIFF photographs taken in the Adobe RGB color space, allowing applications
that support color management to automatically select the correct color space. For
more information, see the documentation provided with the application or device.
Suiting Colors to a Workfl ow: Color Space
The color space determines the gamut of colors available for color reproduc-
tion. Choose a color space according to how pho to graphs will be pro cessed
on leaving the cam era.
Choose for photographs that will be print ed or used “as is,” with
no fur ther modifi cation. Color mode II is not available ( 70).
sRGB
(default)
sRGB
This color space is capable of expressing a wider gamut of colors
than sRGB, making it the preferred choice for images that will be
extensively processed or retouched.
AdobeRGB
Adobe
DescriptionOption
1
Highlight Color space in the shooting menu
( 166) and press the multi selector to the
right.
2
High light the de sired op tion and press the
multi se lec tor to the right. The shooting menu
will be displayed.