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E42
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. Suitable for portraits.
• Default setting: OFF