Nikon D300 User Manual page 165

was so little difference between the two controls that
you'd have to compare the images side by side to notice.
Maybe this control is meant to be more natural than the
super saturated
the look of your landscape images. I'd say the look of
this control is somewhere between Fuji Provia and
Velvia. You get great saturation and contrast, with
emphasis on the greens of natural settings.
The last two Nikon Picture Controls
are not included on the camera from the factory. You have to
download them from Nikon. You can then use the section
titled Manage Picture Control
optional controls.
First you'll need to download and copy them to a memory
card that you will insert into the camera. Then, you'll use
Shooting Menu > Manage Picture Control > Load/Save >
Copy to camera
this fully in the upcoming
To show how much Nikon has invested in making these
controls compatible with a wide variety of hardware and
software, you might find it interesting that the same optional
controls are compatible with these Nikon DSLRs: D300,
D300S, D700, D3, D3X, D3S. They are also compatible with
the following Nikon software: Capture NX 2 version 2.0.0 or
later, Capture NX Version 1.3.4 or later, and ViewNX
Version 1.1.0 or later.
Vivid control. It will certainly improve
to install the picture controls. We'll cover
Manage Picture Control
165
(Portrait and Landscape)
to learn how to install the two
section.