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sharpness. These apply to JPEG and TIFF images, and to NEF

images that you convert using Capture NX with the default

Most recent Nikon DSLRs have had an Optimize image

Menu Item, in which sub-controls such as Tone

Compensation, Hue Adjustment, Saturation, Color

Space, and Color Mode lived. Older Nikon DSLRs tended to

have these things separated out into separate Menu Items.

The D300 and D3 have a new approach, which Nikon calls

Picture Controls. A Picture Control is a set of parameters for

telling the EXPEED imaging system (or Capture NX) how to

fine tune the image's appearance. Picture Controls can be

saved, shared, and later loaded onto other cameras.

The D300 comes with four predefined Picture Controls:

Standard, Neutral, Vivid, and Monochrome. The

differences among these are in the five parameters that can be

controlled within each Picture Control: Sharpening,

Contrast, Brightness, Saturation, and Hue (Monochrome

substitutes Filter effects and Toning for Saturation and

Hue). Here's how the predefined controls are set:

Wait a second, you say, is Sharpening the only thing that

changes? No. The individual parameters are set from a starting

point that is a bit different for each setting. Pressing the h±

button when you're looking at any Picture Control will show

you how they really differ: Standard has a little more Contrast

and Saturation than Neutral; Vivid has a starting position with

a lot more Contrast and Saturation than Neutral.

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