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CAMERA COLLEGEPicture presets
Here’s a typical set of ready-made picture profiles
Creative picture effects
Not to be confused with the colour profiles!
Many cameras feature a range of preset picture processing profiles that have
their own blends of colour, contrast and sharpness (although there may be fairly
subtle differences between some profiles). You are free to choose whichever preset
you like for any shooting situation. While the Landscape picture style produces vivid
skies and foliage when shooting scenics, for example, the boost it gives to saturation
and sharpness means that it is often ideal for adding impact to a still-life or a sunset.Your camera may give you
the option to apply Picture
Effects or Creative Filters.
Some of these filters may
appear to do a similar job
as the picture presets, but
the effects are applied on
top of the preset and
make the image appear
obviously manipulatedStandard
As you might expect,
this is an average
setting that gives
bright but not over-
saturated colours
and sharp shots.
A decent starting
point for general
photography.Portrait
You’ll find that
the sharpness
and saturation
are turned down
a notch or two
compared with
Standard, in order
to ensure natural
skin tones.Neutral
With reduced
contrast, saturation
and sharpness, this
setting is ideal for
JPEGs and movie
clips that you expect
to process further.Landscape
Expect richer
colours overall, with
particular emphasis
on greens and
blues, and stronger
sharpness.Vivid
Use with caution!
This option is for
those times when
nothing but the
boldest colours will
do. There may be a
risk of some colours
being ‘clipped’ – or
being oversaturated
and masking detail.Auto
Usually the default
setting. Here the
camera will set
the picture profile
that it determines
will give the best
results based on the
colours and tones
in the scene.Mono
If you choose the
black-and-white
option when you
shoot JPEGs or
video, you won’t be
able to go back to
colour later (unlike
when you shoot
raw files).rather than subtly
processed. You can
usually apply these
effects while you take
a picture or during
playback; if you opt for
the latter, a separate
JPEG version is saved,
so you do get to keep a
copy of the original file.Original Watercolour Toy Camera