Nikon D3000 Reference Manual page 107

Picture Control Settings
Option
Choose from options between –2 and +2 to reduce or exaggerate the effect
of the selected Picture Control (note that this resets all manual adjustments).
Quick adjust
For example, choosing positive values for Vivid makes pictures more vivid.
Not available with Neutral or Monochrome Picture Controls.
Control the sharpness of outlines. Select A to adjust sharpening
Sharpening automatically according to the type of scene, or choose from values between
0 (no sharpening) and 9 (the higher the value, the greater the sharpening).
Select A to adjust contrast automatically according to the type of scene, or
choose from values between –3 and +3 (choose lower values to prevent
highlights in portrait subjects from being "washed out" in direct sunlight,
Contrast
higher values to preserve detail in misty landscapes and other low-contrast
subjects). Not available when Active D-Lighting (0 64) is on; reset if Active
D-Lighting is activated after value is changed.
Control the vividness of colors. Select A to adjust saturation automatically
Saturation according to the type of scene, or choose from values between –3 and +3
(lower values reduce saturation and higher values increase it).
Choose negative values (to a minimum of –3) to make reds more purple,
blues more green, and greens more yellow, positive values (up to +3) to
Hue
make reds more orange, greens more blue, and blues more purple.
Simulate the effect of color filters on monochrome photographs. Choose
Filter
effects from Off (the default setting), yellow, orange, red, and green (0 90).
Choose the tint used in monochrome photographs from B&W (black-and-
Toning white), Sepia, Cyanotype (blue-tinted monochrome), Red, Yellow, Green,
Blue Green, Blue, Purple Blue, Red Purple (0 90).
D
"A" (Auto)
Results for auto contrast and saturation vary with exposure and the position of the subject in
the frame.
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