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Using a Nikon d5200 how can I get the colors more saturated??
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Mystery member
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Access the menu for the various modes (P for example), and there will be settings for colour; go deeper into that part of the menu and you can tweak colour saturation etc. etc.
Mine is a D3200, but I'd be surprised if similar settings weren't available on the D5200. -It's the further step in the process that you might be missing (extra press of the > button). You should also be able to display a graphic of the colour settings for the modes, so you can compare your settings with those suggested.
I also uggest also slight exposure compensation, e.g. -0.3
Mark S Abeln
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Here is the Nikon D5200 manual:
http://www.nikonusa.com/pdf/manuals/dslr/D5200RM_NT(11)01.pdf
Your camera’s standard settings tend to give somewhat muted colors.
Look at the section on Scene Modes, pages 24-28, and Picture Controls, pages 86-92.
The Scene Modes are useful if you aren’t quite sure what settings you need to change in a given situation, while the Picture Controls are good if you just want to change one particular setting — such as saturation.
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Mark S Abeln
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You can set it and forget it. Perhaps you ought to change the picture control, changing the saturation — every shot then would have a boost in saturation.
Be aware that your exposure will become more critical when you have greater saturation. You will benefit from shooting in flat lighting, and have less ability to capture high-contrast scenes well.
One thing is: If you shoot RAW, then these settings don't change the actual image. You can non-destructively change Picture Mode, white balance, saturation, sharpness, etc. with your PC after you take the photo.
What works well for me is if I want saturated colors, don't include a bright background, such as the sky. Zoom in to the colors and don't include the sky. I let the colors contrast, not the brightness in the image. But that's a self-taught method, so I'm not sure what an expert would tell you.
Mark S Abeln
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That sounds very reasonable.
Mystery member
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What you ask is understandable; the Nikon User Manual is very poor at explaining which settings are Global (i.e. affecting all operations), those that refer to a specific Mode and are persistent, and those that are temporary (i.e. reset when you turn the camera off). Thankfully, there aren't too many in the latter category. The Reference Manual (PDF) on the CD is lengthier, but more logically arranged; It still doesn't address the control hierachy very well.
Julio Sánchez
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I have a D90 and the colors are not very saturated, I use the camera in neutral mode because if I use other more saturated setting I dont like very much.
Usualy I use -0.3 EV exposure compensatión and some times a little bit more and for the final touch Photoshop make the job adjusting levels.
RAW let tou change the camera settings at the computer as other people told you.
Usualy I use -0.3 EV exposure compensatión and some times a little bit more and for the final touch Photoshop make the job adjusting levels.
RAW let tou change the camera settings at the computer as other people told you.
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MRM4350
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In the Shooting menu look for the Picture Control setting. In that menu select Vivid, and try that to see if you like the colors. Later you can tweak the settings of any of the Picture controls to your liking. Shooting menu>Picture Control>Vivid (or Neutral, Standard, etc.)>here you will see several things you can change from sharpening to saturation. These changes will remain until you 'reset' the picture control using the 'Delete' button.
Mystery member
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Try the Landscape Mode, that's usually more saturated. However, you don't want enough saturation to make evetrything look like a carnival.
The settings are easy to make, and they are persistent.
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