How do I Select a Picture Style in the Camera? (EOS 7D Mark II)
18-Sep-2014
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Solution
Digital cameras record images after applying an electrical correction process for color tones,　brightness, and contours to the signal output from the image sensor.
Using Picture Style, you can set what kind of corrections you are going to make before shooting.
Selecting a Picture Style, allows you to obtain image characteristics matching your photographic expression or the subject. If you set the appropriate style for what you want to express before taking pictures (for example, the Portrait setting for shooting people, or the Landscape setting for shooting the sky and deep green trees), there is no need to edit images with retouching software afterwards because they will be recorded with desired characteristics.
It also prevents the image degradation that occurs when resaving image files with retouching software.
1. Set the camera's power switch to <ON>.
2. Set the Mode Dial to < P / Tv / Av / M / B>.
3. Press the <
> button.
> button.
4. Turn the <
> dial to select[ 
], then press <
>.
> dial to select[ ], then press <>.
5. Turn the <> dial to select the desired style, then press <>.
> dial to select the desired style, then press <>.
NOTE
- The Picture Style is set automatically to [
] (Auto) in the <
> mode. - You can also select the Picture Style with [
: Picture Style].
| Picture Style | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|
| Auto | | The color tone will be adjusted automatically to suit the scene. The colors will look vivid, especially for blue skies, greenery and sunsets, and in nature, outdoor and sunset scenes. |
| Standard |  | The image looks vivid, sharp, and crisp. This is a general-purpose Picture Style suitable for most scenes. |
| Portrait |  | For nice skin tones. The image looks softer. Suited for close-up portraits. By changing the [Color tone], you can adjust the skin tone. |
| Landscape |  | For vivid blues and greens, and very sharp and crisp images. Effective for impressive landscapes. |
| Neutral |  | Suited for processing the image with a computer. For natural colors and subdued images. |
| Faithful |  | Suited for processing the image with a computer. The color of a subject that is captured in sunlight at a color temperature of 5200K will be adjusted to match the subject’s colorimetrical color. Images will appear subdued. |
| Monochrome |  | Creates black-and-white images. |
| User Def. 1-3 |  | You can register a basic style such as [Portrait], [Landscape], a Picture Style file, etc., and adjust it as desired. Any User Defined Picture Style that is not set will have the same settings as the [Standard] Picture Style. |
IMPORTANT
Black-and-white images shot in JPEG cannot be reverted to color. If you want to later shoot pictures in color, make sure the [Monochrome] setting is canceled.
NOTE
- If the desired color tone is not obtained with [Auto], use another Picture Style.
- You can display [
] in the viewfinder and on the LCD panel when [Monochrome] is set.
REFERENCE
When developing RAW images, you can adjust them by using the Digital Photo Professional software supplied with your camera so that the Picture Style setting used when shooting is reflected in the image.