Creative Style - Sony NEX-C3 &alpha Handbook

Creative Style

Allows you to select the desired image processing.
You can adjust exposure (shutter speed and aperture) as you like with [Creative Style],
unlike with [Scene Selection] where the camera adjusts the exposure.
1 [Menu] t [Brightness/Color] t [Creative Style] t desired mode.
2 When you want to adjust contrast, saturation, or sharpness, [Option] t
desired setting.
(Standard)
(Vivid)
(Portrait)
(Landscape) The saturation, contrast, and sharpness are heightened for
(Sunset)
(Black &
White)
(Contrast), (Saturation), and
Style item.
(Contrast)
(Saturation)
(Sharpness)
Notes
• When [Black & White] is selected, you cannot adjust the saturation.
• [Standard] is selected when using the following functions:
– [Intelligent Auto]
– [Scene Selection]
– [Picture Effect]
For shooting various scenes with rich gradation and beautiful
colors.
The saturation and contrast are heightened for shooting striking
images of colorful scenes and subjects such as flowers, spring
greenery, blue sky, or ocean views.
For shooting the skin color in a soft tone, ideally suited for
shooting portraits.
shooting vivid and crisp scenery. Distant landscapes also stand
out more.
For shooting the beautiful red of the setting sun.
For shooting images in black and white monotone.
(Sharpness) can be adjusted for each Creative
The higher the value selected, the more the difference of light
and shadow is accentuated, thus making an impact on an image.
The higher the value selected, the more vivid the color. When a
lower value is selected, the color of the image is restrained and
subdued.
Adjusts the sharpness. The higher the value selected, the more
the contours are accentuated, and the lower the value selected,
the more the contours are softened.
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