Creating Retouched Copies: The Retouch Menu - Nikon D40 Owner's Manual

Creating Retouched Copies: The Retouch Menu

The options in the retouch menu are used to create trimmed,
resized, or retouched copies of the photographs on the memory
card. The following options are available (options displayed may
differ if My menu is selected for the CSM/Setup menu option in
the setup menu;
more information on using the menus.
Option Description
*
Brighten dark or back-lit subjects or produce effects similar to the flash.
D-lighting
*
Red-eye correction Correct "red-eye" caused by the flash.
Trim Create cropped copies of existing photographs.
*
Monochrome Copy pictures in black-and-white, sepia, or cyanotype.
*
Filter effects Create copies with color filter effects.
Create small copies of existing photographs.
Small picture
Combine two RAW photographs into a single image.
Image overlay
* Not available with photographs taken with Black-and-white selected for Optimize image.
Except in the case of Image overlay, the photographs to be retouched can be selected in
full-frame playback or from the retouch menu. In full-frame playback:
1
Display photo in full-frame playback (
3
Highlight menu item. *
* Image overlay is not available during full-frame playback.
† If sub-menu is displayed, repeat Steps 2–3 to select options from sub-menu. To exit to full-frame
playback without creating modified copy, press
Retouching Copies
With the exception of images created using Small picture, the options in the retouch menu can be
applied to existing copies, although this may result in loss of quality. Each retouch option can how-
ever only be applied once.
Image Quality
Small picture creates JPEG Fine copies (1:4 compression ratio). Image overlay creates copies at the
current image quality setting. Other options copy RAW photos as JPEG Fine quality images; save
where otherwise noted, copies created from RAW photos are 3,008×2,000 pixels in size.
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