How to select a Photo Style. - LUMIX S-Series

Applicable Recording modes



Applicable Shooting modes



Selecting a Photo Style


You can select the finishing settings of images to suit your subjects and expression styles. The image quality can be adjusted for each Photo Style.


To select a Photo Style: Press [MENU / SET] → [Rec] → [Image Quality Menu] → [Photo Style]



Photo Style Setting and Information
Icon Photo Style Information
[Standard Photo Style] [Standard] The standard setting.
[Vivid Photo Style] [Vivid] A setting that produces a more vivid quality with higher saturation and contrast.
[Natural Photo Style] [Natural] A setting that produces a softer quality with lower contrast.
[Flat Photo Style] [Flat] A setting that produces a flatter image quality with lower saturation and contrast.
[Landscape Photo Style] [Landscape] A setting suited for sceneries with vivid blue skies and greens.
[Portrait Photo Style] [Portrait] A setting suited for portraits with a healthy and beautiful skin tone.
[Monochrome Photo Style] [Monochrome] A monochrome setting with no color shades.
[L. Monochrome Photo Style] [L. Monochrome] A black-and-white setting with rich gradation and crisp black accents.
[L. Monochrome D Photo Style] [L. Monochrome D] A monochrome setting that creates a dynamic impression with enhanced highlights and shadows.
[Cinelike D Photo Style] [Cinelike D] A setting that creates a film-like finishing touch using a gamma curve and gives priority to the dynamic range.
  • This function is suitable for video editing processes.
[Cinelike V Photo Style] [Cinelike V] A setting that creates a film-like finishing touch using a gamma curve that gives priority to the contrast.
[Like709 Photo Style] [Like709] A setting that minimizes overexposure by applying a gamma curve correction equivalent to Rec.709 to perform compression (knee adjustment) of high-luminance areas.
  • Rec.709 is an abbreviation of “ITU-R Recommendation BT.709”, a standard for high definition broadcasting.
[Standard (HLG) Photo Style] [Standard (HLG)] *1 A setting used to record [HLG Photo].
[Monochrome (HLG) Photo Style] [Monochrome (HLG)] *1 A setting used to record [HLG Photo] in monochrome.
[Like2100(HLG) Photo Style] [Like2100(HLG)] (DC-S1) *2 A setting used to record HLG format video.
[My Photo Style] [MY PHOTO STYLE 1] to [MY PHOTO STYLE 10] *3 Adjusts the image quality of Photo Style items to your preferred settings and registers these as My Photo Style items.
  • *1 - When [HLG Photo] is set, only this item can be selected.
  • *2 - When [Rec. File Format] is set to [MP4 HEVC] in [Creative Video Mode], this is fixed to [Like2100(HLG)].
  • *3 - Effects up to [MY PHOTO STYLE 4] are displayed with the default settings. You can set the items to display in the menu with [Show/Hide Photo Style] in [Photo Style Settings].


Note:

  • In [iA] mode, operation differs from that in other recording modes.
  • [Standard] or [Monochrome] can be set.
  • The setting will be reset to [Standard] when the camera is switched to another recording mode or it is turned off.
  • Image quality cannot be adjusted.
  • When [Filter Settings] is being used, [Photo Style] is not available.
  • You can register functions to Fn buttons.
    • [Settings] → [Operations] → [Fn Button Set] → [Setting in REC mode] → [Photo Style]
  • You can make detailed Photo Style settings.
    • [Settings] → [Image Quality] → [Photo Style Settings]

Adjusting the Image Quality

  1. Press [◄ / ►]
  2. Press [▲ / ▼] to select an item and then press [◄ / ►] to adjust.
    • Adjusted items are indicated with [*].
  3. Press [MENU / SET] or [Joystick Pressed Down].
    • When the image quality is adjusted, the Photo Style icon on the recording screen is indicated with [*].

Setting Items (Picture Mode) (DC-S1, DC-S1R)


Image Adjustment Settings and Information
Icon Image Adjustments Information
[Contrast] [Contrast] *1 Adjusts the contrast in the image.
[Highlight] [Highlight] *1 Adjusts the brightness of bright areas.
[Shadow] [Shadow] *1 Adjusts the brightness of dark areas.
[Saturation] [Saturation] *2 Adjusts the vividness of colors.
[Colour Tone] [Colour Tone] *3 Adjusts blue and yellow tints.
[Hue] [Hue] *2 Assuming that the reference point is red, this rotates the hue toward violet/magenta or yellow/green to adjust the coloring of the entire image.
[Filter Effect] [Filter Effect] *3 [Yellow] Enhances the contrast. (Effect: weak) Records the sky with a clear blue.
[Orange] Enhances the contrast. (Effect: medium) Records the sky with a darker blue.
[Red] Enhances the contrast. (Effect: strong) Records the sky with a much darker blue.
[Green] Skin and lips of people appear in natural tones. Green leaves appear brighter and more enhanced.
[Off] ---
[Grain Effect] [Grain Effect] *4 [Low] / [Standard] / [High] Sets the grain effect level.
[Off] ---
[S] [Sharpness] Adjusts the outlines in the image.
[NR] [Noise Reduction] Adjusts the noise reduction effect.
  • Increasing the effect may cause a slight drop in picture resolution.
[ISO] [Sensitivity] *5 Sets the ISO sensitivity.
[WB] [White Balance] *5 Sets the white balance.
  • *1 - Cannot be adjusted when [Like709], [Standard(HLG)], [Monochrome(HLG)] or [Like2100(HLG)] is selected.
  • *2 - Available when anything other than [Monochrome], [L.Monochrome], [L.Monochrome D] or [Monochrome(HLG)] is selected.
  • *3 - Available when [Monochrome], [L.Monochrome], [L.Monochrome D] or [Monochrome(HLG)] is selected.
  • *4 - Available when [Monochrome], [L.Monochrome] or [L.Monochrome D] is selected.
  • *5 - Available when [MY PHOTO STYLE 1] to [MY PHOTO STYLE 10] is selected. To use this, set [Sensitivity] and [White Balance] to [ON] in [Add Effects] in [My Photo Style Settings] in [Photo Style Settings] of the [Custom] ([Image Quality]) menu.


Notes

  • You can set the knee mode with [Like709].
  • The effects of [Grain Effect] cannot be checked on the recording screen.
  • [Grain Effect] is not available when using the following functions:
    • Video recording / [6K/4K PHOTO] / [Post-Focus]
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