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

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 ]