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Picture control settings, 155 p, s, a, and m modes – Nikon D5500 User Manual

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P, S, A, and M Modes

❚❚ Picture Control Settings

Option

Description

Quick adjust

Mute or heighten the effect of the selected
Picture Control (note that this resets all manual
adjustments). Not available with Neutral,
Monochrome, Flat, or custom Picture Controls
(

0 158).

Ma
nual adjust

ment

s

(a

ll Pi
ct

u

re Controls)

Sharpening

Control the sharpness of outlines. Select A to
adjust sharpening automatically according to
the type of scene.

Clarity

Adjust clarity manually or select A to let the
camera adjust clarity automatically.
Depending on the scene, shadows may appear
around bright objects or halos may appear
around dark objects at some settings. Clarity is
not applied to movies.

Contrast

Adjust contrast manually or select A to let the
camera adjust contrast automatically.

Brightness

Raise or lower brightness without loss of detail
in highlights or shadows.

M

anual adju

stm
ents

(n

on-
m

on

ochr

om
e only

)

Saturation

Control the vividness of colors. Select A to
adjust saturation automatically according to
the type of scene.

Hue

Adjust hue.

Manu

al adjust

ments

(m
on

ochrom

e onl

y)

Filter effects

Simulate the effect of color filters on
monochrome photographs (

0 157).

Toning

Choose the tint used in monochrome
photographs (

0 157).