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Options in this menu set or reset color, lighting, sharpening, and noise settings to the image based on
Settings
another image or the camera's default settings. Choose from the following options:
Image Settings restores the settings of the current image to their values at the time you first opened the Camera
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Raw dialog box.
Camera Default applies the default camera raw settings. (See "To set custom camera settings" on page 76.)
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Previous Conversion applies the setting used for the last camera raw image you processed.
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Custom is automatically chosen when one of the sliders is adjusted. It allows you to work with an image without
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using any presets.
To set custom camera settings
When you open a camera raw file, Photoshop Elements reads information in the file to see which model of camera
created it, and then applies the appropriate camera settings to the image. If you are always making similar adjust-
ments, you can change the default setting for your camera. You can also change settings for each model of camera
you own, but not for multiple cameras of the same model.
In the Editor, open a camera raw file and adjust the image.
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To save the current settings as the default for the camera that created the image, click the triangle next to the
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Setting menu and choose Save New Camera Raw Default.
To use the Photoshop Elements default settings for your camera, click the triangle next to the Settings menu and
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choose Reset Camera Raw Default.
Using the histogram and RGB values in camera raw
The Camera Raw histogram shows all three channels (red, green, and blue) of the image simultaneously. The
histogram changes automatically as you adjust the settings in the Camera Raw dialog box.
As you move the Zoom tool, Hand tool, or White Balance tool over the preview image, you see the RGB values in
the upper right corner of the dialog box.
You can also select the Color Sampler tool and place up to four color samplers in the preview image. The RGB values
appear above the preview image. To clear the color samplers, click Clear Samplers.
RGB values of an image
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