How to adjust the Picture Quality by adding an effect. (Photo Style)

DMC-GH4 Applicable Shooting modes

DMC-FZ1000 Applicable Shooting modes

DMC-FZ300 Applicable Shooting modes

You can select effects to match the type of image you wish to record. You can adjust the color and image quality of the effects.  

Assigning a photo style

  Press [MENU] → [Rec] → [Photo Style]

Available Photo Styles

Icon	Setting	Information
[Standard Photo Style]	[Standard]	This is the standard setting.
[Vivid Photo Style]	[Vivid]*1	Brilliant effect with high saturation and contrast.
[Natural Photo Style]	[Natural]*1	Soft effect with low contrast.
[Monochrome Photo Style]	[Monochrome]	Monochrome effect with no color shades.
[Scenery Photo Style]	[Scenery]*1	An effect appropriate for sceneries with vivid blue skies and greens.
[Portrait Photo Style]	[Portrait]*1	An effect appropriate for portraits with a healthy and beautiful skin tone.
[Custom Photo Style]	[Custom]*1	This uses a setting registered in advance.
[Cinelike D Photo Style]	[Cinelike D]*1*2	Gives priority to the dynamic range by using a gamma curve*3 designed to create film-like images. Suited for editing.
[Cinelike V Photo Style]	[Cinelike V]*1*2	Gives priority to the dynamic range by using a gamma curve*3 designed to create film-like images.
*1 - This is disabled when Intelligent Auto Plus Mode is selected. *2 - These can be set only in Creative Video Mode. *3 - When the actual brightness and the brightness to be captured are adjusted at each brightness level, the relationship between these two kinds of brightness is plotted as a nonlinear curve. This is called the gamma curve.

 

Notes:

• In [Intelligent Auto Plus] mode, the setting will be reset to [Standard] when the camera is switched to another Recording Mode or this unit is turned on and off.
• Those menu items are shared by the [Rec] menu and the [Motion Picture] menu. When the setting for either of the two is changed, the setting for the other is also changed.

 

Adjusting the picture quality

Picture quality cannot be adjusted in the Intelligent Auto Plus Mode

1. Press [MENU] → [Rec] → [Photo Style]
2. Press [◄ / ►] to select the type of Photo Style.
3. Press [▲ / ▼] to select the items, and then press [◄ / ►] to adjust.
4. Press [MENU / SET]

 

Available Photo Adjustments

Icon	Setting	Adjustment	Information
[Contrast]	[Contrast]	[+]	Increases the difference between the brightness and the darkness in the picture.
		[-Minus]	Decreases the difference between the brightness and the darkness in the picture.
[S]	[Sharpness]	[+]	The picture is sharply defined.
		[-Minus]	The picture is softly focused.
[NR]	[Noise Reduction]	[+]	The noise reduction effect is enhanced. Picture resolution may deteriorate slightly.
		[-Minus]	The noise reduction effect is reduced. You can obtain pictures with higher resolution.
[Saturation]	[Saturation]*1	[+]	The colors in the picture become vivid.
		[-Minus]	The colors in the picture become natural.
[Colour Tone]	[Colour Tone]*1	[+]	Adds a bluish tone.
		[-Minus]	Adds a yellowish tone.
[Filter Effect]	[Filter Effect]*2	[Yellow]	Enhances the contrast of an subject. (Effect: Weak) The blue sky can be recorded clearly.
		[Orange]	Enhances the contrast of an subject. (Effect: Medium) The blue sky can be recorded in darker blue.
		[Red]	Enhances the contrast of an subject. (Effect: Strong) The blue sky can be recorded in much darker blue.
		[Green]	The skin and lips of people appear in natural tones. Green leaves appear brighter and more enhanced.
		[Off]	-
[Hue]	[Hue]*2 (DMC-GH4)	[+]	Adjusts the color tone of the entire image. If you see red as a reference point, this shifts the hue closer to violet/magenta.
		[-Minus]	Adjusts the color tone of the entire image. If you see red as a reference point, this shifts the hue closer to yellow/green.
*1 - [Color Tone] is displayed only when [Monochrome] is selected. In other cases, [Saturation] will be displayed. *2 - [Filter Effect] is displayed only when [Monochrome] is selected. In other cases [Hue] will be displayed. If you adjust the picture quality, [+] is displayed beside the Photo Style icon on the screen.

 

Registering settings to [Custom]

Adjust the picture quality following step 3 of “Adjusting the picture quality”, and then press [DISP.] button.