Nikon’s Picture Control Utility is a bit more limited in its adjustments than is the Canon application, but you still have a fair amount of control to create new image styles. The adjustment panel for Nikon Picture Control Utility Nikon’s Picture Control Utility 2 is available via Nikon’s Download Center. Second, if you’re undertaking a project which would require processing large numbers of files, having the camera use a custom look for these images takes away a lot of processing grunt work.Ĭanon’s Picture Style Editor is available on the Canon EOS Solutions disc which is packaged with the camera and is also available for download via the various Canon websites, under Drivers and Downloads for your specific camera. First, if you do not like processing RAW files, or just prefer “getting it right in camera”, but would still like to be able to create your own look to your images, creating a custom picture style is an easy way to do so. There are two reasons why you would do this. While all of today’s digital cameras have some ability to adjust the processing decisions being made by selecting and adjusting Picture Styles (in Canon-speak) or Picture Controls (in Nikonian terms), many people aren’t aware that you can be even more creative and create your own styles using desktop software provided by Canon and Nikon. Click on any image to see an enlargement.A landscape image using a picture style I created in Canon Picture Style Editor.

We'll have a look at tweaking each setting to getting more colour out of your shots.Ī good tip for comparing the Picture Style settings is to shoot Raw and upload the Raw shots into Canon's Digital Photo Professional bundled software, where you can play with the settings to your heart's content.įor each image I'll use Canon's In-camera convention of reporting Picture Style settings, separated by commas: Picture Style, Sharpness, Contrast, Saturation, Color Tone. There are some subtle colour differences between the different picture styles too. In a nutshell, the basic reason the colours are so plain is because the contrast setting is too high. Perhaps they deliberately wanted to spur people on to play with the settings and understand how each works. This article will show you how you can knock the socks off your point and shoot with colour from your new DSLR.įor some reason, Canon didn't preset the picture style settings for natural contrast straight out of the box. Don't fret because you've come to the right place. If you've just upgraded to a Canon DSLR from a point and shoot camera, you'll have noticed how plain your shots look with your new Canon DSLR.

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