Nikon Camera D7100 Users Manual

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❚❚Protecting a White Balance Preset
Follow the steps below to protect the selected white balance preset. Protected 
presets can not be modified and the  Fine -tune and Edit comment  options can not 
be used.
1Select  L (Preset manual ).
Highlight Preset manual  in the white 
balance menu and press  2.
2Select a preset.
Highlight the desired preset and press 
W (S ).
3Select  Protect .
Highlight  Protect and press  2.
4Select  On.
Highlight  On and press  J to protect the 
selected white balance...

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Image Enhancement
Nikon’s unique Picture Control system makes it possible to share image processing 
settings, including sharpening, contrast, brightness, saturation, and hue, among 
compatible devices and software.
Selecting a Picture Control
The camera offers a choice of preset Picture Controls. In  P,  S,  A , and  M modes, you can 
choose a Picture Control according to the subject or type of scene (in other modes, 
the camera selects a Picture Control automatically).
1Display Picture...

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ACustom Picture Controls
Custom Picture Controls are created through modifications to existing Picture Controls using 
the  Manage Picture Control  option in the shooting menu ( 0110).
 Custom Picture Controls 
can be saved to a memory card for sharing  among other cameras of the same model and 
compatible software ( 0112).
AThe Picture Control Indicator
The current Picture Control is shown in the information display when 
the  R button is pressed.
Picture Control 
indicator 

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Modifying Picture Controls
Existing preset or custom Picture Controls (0110) can be modified to suit the scene 
or the user’s creative intent.
 Choose a balanced combination of sharpening, contrast, 
and saturation using  Quick adjust, or make manual adjustments to individual 
settings.
1Select a Picture Control.
Highlight the desired Picture Control in the 
Picture Control list ( 0105) and press 2.
2Adjust settings.
Press  1 or  3 to highlight the desired setting 
( 0 108) and press  4 or  2 to...

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❚❚Picture Control Settings
OptionDescription
Quick adjust Choose from options between 
–2 and  +2 to reduce or exaggerate the effect 
of the selected Picture Control by  adjusting sharpening, contrast, and 
saturation (note that this resets all manual adjustments).
 For example, 
choosing positive values for  Vivid makes pictures more vivid.
 Not available 
with  Neutral , Monochrome  or custom Picture Controls.
Manual adjustments
(all Picture Controls)Sharpening Control the sharpness of outlines....

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AThe Picture Control Grid
Pressing the  W (S ) button in Step 2 on page 107 displays a Picture 
Control grid showing the contrast and saturation for the selected 
Picture Control in relation to the other Picture Controls (only contrast 
is displayed when  Monochrome is selected).
 Release the W (S ) 
button to return to the Picture Control menu.
The icons for Picture Controls that use auto contrast and saturation 
are displayed in green in the Picture Control grid, and lines appear 
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Creating Custom Picture Controls
The Picture Controls supplied with the camera can be modified and saved as custom 
Picture Controls.
1Select Manage Picture Control  in the 
shooting menu.
To display the menus, press the  G button. 
Highlight  Manage Picture Control  in the 
shooting menu and press 2.
2Select  Save/edit .
Highlight Save/edit  and press  2.
3Select a Picture Control.
Highlight an existing Picture Control and 
press  2, or press  J to proceed to Step 5 to 
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6Name the Picture Control.
The text-entry dialog shown at right will be 
displayed.
 By default, new Picture Controls 
are named by adding a two-digit number 
(assigned automatically) to the name of the 
existing Picture Control; to use the default 
name, proceed to Step 7.
 To move the cursor in the name area, hold the 
W (S ) button and press  4 or  2.
 To enter a new letter at the current cursor 
position, use the multi selector to hi ghlight the desired character in the 
keyboard area and press...

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Sharing Custom Picture Controls
Custom Picture Controls created using the Picture Control Utility available with 
ViewNX 2 or optional software such as Capture NX 2 can be copied to a memory card 
and loaded into the camera, or custom Picture Controls created with the camera can 
be copied to the memory card to be used  in other D7100 cameras and software and 
then deleted when no longer needed.
To copy custom Picture Controls to or from the 
memory card, or to delete custom Picture Controls 
from...