Nikon D5000 User manual

DIG ITAL CAM ERA
User's Manual

To display the retouch menu, press MENUand select the _ (retouch menu) tab.
MENUbutton
The retouch menu is used to create trimmed or retouched copies of the photographs
on the memory card, and is only available when a memory card containing
photographs is inserted in the camera. Movies can not be retouched.
Option
_D D-Lighting 1
<_ Red-eye correction 1
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Trim
Ill Monochrome 1
Filter effects 1
_%_ Color balance 1
L_ Small picture
I:_ Image overlay 2
NEF (RAW)
processing
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178 [] Fisheye
178 _ Color outline
179 [] Perspective control
180 _ Stop-motion movie2
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1 Not available with photographs taken with Monochrome selected for Set Picture Control
or JPEG copies of NEF (RAW) images created with Monochrome selected for Set Picture
Control (cross screen filter effects can be applied to monochrome images).
2 Can only be selected by pressing MENUbutton and selecting F_ tab.
3 Available only if_) button is pressed in full-frame playback when a retouched image or
original is displayed.
[] Retouching Copies
Up to ten effects can in most cases be applied in succession to a single image, although with
the exception of Image overlay each option can only be applied once (note that multiple
edits may result in loss of detail). Options that can not be applied to the current image are
grayed out and unavailable.
[] Image Quality
Except in the case of copies created with Trim, Small picture, Image overlay, NEF (RAW)
processing, and Stop-motion movie, copies created from JPEG images are the same size
and quality as the original, while copies created from NEF (RAW) photos are saved as large
fine-quality JPEG images. Time stamps added with Custom Setting d6 (Date imprint;
160) may however be cropped out or illegible depending on the retouch options used.
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Creating Retouched Copies
To create a retouched copy:
Display a photo full frame (_ 116).
[] Retouch
The camera may not be able to display or retouch
images created with other devices.
2Press _) to displaythe retouch menu.
[] Monitor off Delay
The monitor will turn off automatically if no
operations are performed for the length of time
selected for Custom Setting c2 (Auto off timers).
The default is 12 s.
3
4
Display retouch options.
Highlight the desired item in the retouch menu
and press _).
Select retouch options.
Formore information, seethe section for the
selected item. To return to full-frame playback without creating a retouched
copy, press I_1.
5Create a retouched copy.
Press _) to create a retouched copy. Retouched
copies are indicated by a _ icon.
[] Creating Retouched Copies from the Retouch Menu
The photographs to be retouched can also be selected from the retouch menu.
Highlight an option and
press I_. Highlight apicture and press o_. Create retouched copy of selected picture.
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D-Lighting brightens shadows, making it ideal for dark or backlit photographs.
Before After
Press • or • to choose the amount of correction performed.
The effect can be previewed in the edit display. Press _) to copy
the photograph.
This option is used to correct "red-eye" caused by the flash, and
isavailable only with photographs taken using the flash. The
photograph selected for red-eye correction is previewed as
shown at right. Confirm the effects of red-eye correction and
create a copy as described in the following table. Note that
red-eye correction may not always produce the expected results
and may in very rare circumstances be applied to portions of the image that are not
affected by red-eye; check the preview thoroughly before proceeding.
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Zoom in _ Press_ button to zoom in,91_button to zoom
-- out. While photo iszoomed in, use multi
Zoom out 91_ selector to view areas of image not visible in
monitor. Keepmulti selector pressed to scroll
View other '_ - "_ rapidly to other areas of frame. Navigation
areasof image i{4':(o,):,_,i_,_,_window isdisplayed when zoom buttons or
-- multi selector ispressed; area currently visible
Cancel zoom _) in monitor isindicated byyellow border. Press_) to cancel zoom.
Ifthe camera detects red-eye in the selected photograph, acopy will
Create copy _) be created that hasbeen processed to reduce its effects. No copy will
be created if the camera isunable to detect red-eye.
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Create a cropped copy of the selected photograph. The
selected photograph is displayed with the selected crop shown
in yellow; create a cropped copy as described in the following
table.
To
Increase size of crop
Reduce size of crop
Change crop aspect
ratio
Move crop
Create copy
Description
button to increase the size of the crop.
Press the ql_ button to reduce the size of the crop.
Rotate the command dial to switch between aspect ratios of
3:2,4:3,5:4, 1 : 1,and 16:9.
Use multi selector to move the crop to another area of the
image.
Save the current crop as a separate file.
Trim: Image Quality and Size
Copies created from NEF (RAW) or NEF (RAW) + JPEG photos have an image quality of JPEG
fine (_ 62); copies created from JPEG photos have the same image quality as the original.
The size of the copy varies with crop size and aspect ratio.
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Copy photographs in Black-and-white, Sepia, or
Cyanotype (blue and white monochrome).
Selecting Sepia or Cyanotype displays a preview
of the selected image; press • to increase color
saturation, • to decrease. Press _) to create a
monochrome copy.
Increase
saturation
Decrease
saturation
Choose from the following filter effects. After adjusting filter effects as described
below, press Q to copy the photograph.
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Creates the effect of a skylight filter, making the picture less
Skylight blue. The effect can be previewed in the monitoras shown
at right.
Creates a copy with warm tone filter effects, giving the
Warm
filter copy a "warm" red cast. The effect can be previewed in the
monitor.
Red
intensifier
Green Intensify reds (Red intensifier), greens (Green intensifier),
or blues (Blue intensifier). Press the multi selector up to
intensifier increase the effect, down to decrease.
Blue
intensifier
Add starburst effects to light sources.
Numberofpoints:Choose from four, six, or eight.
Filteramount: Choose the brightness of the light sources
affected.
Cross Filterangle:Choose the angle of the points.
screen length of points:Choose the length of points.
Confirm: Preview the effects of the filter as shown at right.
Press _ to preview the copy full frame.
Save:Create a retouched copy.
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Add a soft filter effect. Use the multi selector to choose
Soft from 1 (high), 2 (normal), or 3 (low).
Use the multi selector to create acopy with modified color
balance as shown below. The effect is displayed in the monitor
together with red, green, and blue histograms (_ 118) giving
the distribution of tones in the copy.
Increase amount of green
Increase amount of _._-. Create retouched copy
blue __ Increase amount of
amber
Increase amount of magenta
[] Zoom
To zoom in on the image displayed in the monitor, press the
button. The histogram will be updated to show data only for the
portion of the image displayed in the monitor. While the image is
the _ (AF-L)button to toggle back and forthzoomed in, press AE-L
between color balance and zoom. When zoom is selected, you can
zoom in and out with the _ and e,l_ buttons and scroll the image with
the multi selector.
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Createasmallcopyoftheselectedpicture.Thefollowingsizesareavailable:
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i640x480 Suited to television playback.
E-_ 320x240 Suited to display on Web pages.
160x120 Suitable for e-mail.
The small picture option can be used during full-frame playback as described on
page 175. The procedure for selecting pictures after choosing Small picture from
the retouch menu, however, differs from that described at the beginning of this
section: instead of selecting a single photograph and then choosing a picture size,
the user selects a picture size first and then selects one or more photographs to copy
at the selected size as described below.
Selecting Small picture from the retouch menu displays the menu shown in Step 1.
Follow the steps below to create small copies of multiple pictures.
2
3
4
Select Choose size.
Highlight Choose size and press I_.
Choose the desired size.
Highlight desired size and press _) to select
and return to the previous menu. @
Choose Select image.
Highlight Select image and press I_.
Select pictures.
Highlight pictures using the multi selector
and press the ql_ button to select or
deselect. Selected pictures are marked by an
icon.
q[] button
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SPress _) to complete the operation.
Press _). A confirmation dialog will be
displayed; highlight Yes and press _) to copy
pictures at the selected size and return to
playback. To exit without creating copies,
highlight No and press _), or press MENUto
exit to the retouch menu.
[] Viewing Small Pictures
Small pictures are indicated by a gray border. Playback zoom is not available when small
pictures are displayed. Note that because small copies do not have the same aspect ratio as
the original, the edges of the copy will be cropped out on its longest dimension.
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Image overlay combines two existing NEF (RAW) photographs to create a single
picture that is saved separately from the originals; the results, which make use of RAW
data from the camera image sensor, are noticeably better than overlays created in an
imaging application. The new picture is saved at current image quality and size
settings; before creating an overlay, set image quality and size (_ 62, 64; all options
are available). To create an NEF (RAW) copy, choose an image quality of NEF {RAW).
Select Image overlay.
Highlight Image overlay in the retouch menu
and press I_. The dialog shown at right will be
displayed, with Image 1 highlighted.
2Display NEF (RAW) images.
Press _) to display a picture selection dialog
listing only NEF (RAW) images created with this
camera.
3Highlight a photograph.
Use the multi selector to highlight the first
photograph in the overlay. To view the
highlighted photograph full frame, press and
hold the _ button.
4Select the highlighted photograph.
Press _) to select the highlighted photograph
and return to the preview display. The selected
image will appear as Image 1.
5Select the second photograph.
Press I_ to highlight Image 2. Repeat Steps 2-4
to select the second photo.
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