Nikon Picture Controls: I have what may be a stupid question .... Nikon picture controls such as standard, neutral, vivid ect, are they only applied to jpg or do they affect the raw...

authorizeduser Loc: Monroe, Michigan

I have what may be a stupid question ....
Nikon picture controls such as standard, neutral, vivid ect, are they only applied to jpg or do they affect the raw file too? From what I have seen it appears picture controls only affect jpg.

Thanks

glgracephoto Loc: Arlington, WA

authorizeduser wrote:

I have what may be a stupid question ....
Nikon picture controls such as standard, neutral, vivid ect, are they only applied to jpg or do they affect the raw file too? From what I have seen it appears picture controls only affect jpg.

Thanks

only Jpeg. For certain, as I JUST read this again in my manual

lightcatcher Loc: Farmington, NM (4 corners)

Correct JPG only.

glgracephoto Loc: Arlington, WA

authorizeduser wrote:

I have what may be a stupid question ....
Nikon picture controls such as standard, neutral, vivid ect, are they only applied to jpg or do they affect the raw file too? From what I have seen it appears picture controls only affect jpg.

Thanks

And it's not at all a stupid question :-)

Exposure compensation, (EV) will affect RAW files

steveg48

glgracephoto wrote:

And it's not at all a stupid question :-)

Exposure compensation, (EV) will affect RAW files

Exposure compensation is not a picture control.

MtnMan Loc: ID

glgracephoto wrote:

only Jpeg. For certain, as I JUST read this again in my manual

Yes, but...they therefore do affect what you see on your camera's LCD because it is a JPEG.

chaliceflower Loc: North Cooking Lake, Alberta

To quote one of my nursing instructors from days gone by, "There's no such thing as a stupid question; just the stupid mistake you made because you didn't ask the question in the first place."

glgracephoto Loc: Arlington, WA

steveg48 wrote:

Exposure compensation is not a picture control.

yes, I know this. I was seeking to give a tip to the questioner, as it might be they wished to know that this DOES effect RAW shots

topcat Loc: Alameda, CA

chaliceflower wrote:

To quote one of my nursing instructors from days gone by, "There's no such thing as a stupid question; just the stupid mistake you made because you didn't ask the question in the first place."

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Swede Loc: Trail, BC Canada

authorizeduser wrote:

I have what may be a stupid question ....
Nikon picture controls such as standard, neutral, vivid ect, are they only applied to jpg or do they affect the raw file too? From what I have seen it appears picture controls only affect jpg.

Thanks

I use picture control in NEF ALL the time- in camera, View NX2 & Capture NX2
Swede ;-)

Jim Bob

steveg48 wrote:

Exposure compensation is not a picture control.

Thank you so much. Love someone who replies directly to the inquiry and avoids pedanticism.

dabbe Loc: Mountain Home, Arkansas

chaliceflower wrote:

To quote one of my nursing instructors from days gone by, "There's no such thing as a stupid question; just the stupid mistake you made because you didn't ask the question in the first place."

Love it!

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

CO

They apply to .jpeg. Nikon sets the default sharpening for Picture Controls very low at level 3. It's best to go through all of them and bump the sharpening up to level 6.