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Types of quick adjust and manual adjust – Nikon COOLPIX P950 Digital Camera User Manual

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Using the menu

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

]