Nikon 4 User Manual

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46Image Adjustment2 Turn the Apply button on ( )Turn the Apply button on ( ) to enable Vignette control.3 Adjust intensityVignette control can be performed manually by dragging the Intensity slider or enteringa value in the text box to its right. Choose a value between –100 and +200 according tothe drop in marginal lumination exhibited by the lens in use. The default value is 80; if 0is selected, no vignette control will be performed.Vignette ControlThe Vignette Control palette is used to correct for loss of marginal lumination, a phenomenonassociated with camera lenses that causes a drop in brightness at the edges of a photograph.Vignette Control is most effective when performed on images taken at maximum aperture. Ifthe picture in the active image window is a RAW image taken with a lens equipped to trans-mit distance information (i.e., a type G or D lens) mounted on a camera that can record thisinformation, Nikon Capture 4 will use the lens information recorded with the image to auto -matically select an optimal value for Vignette Control. Where lens information is not available,Vignette Control will be based on default lens characteristics. To determine whether a givencombination of lens and camera will record distance information, see the table below.Camera Type G or D lens Other lensD2 series, D200, D100, D70s, D70, D50 Recorded Not recordedD1X /D1H (firmware version 1.10 or later) Recorded Not recordedD1X /D1H (firmware version 1.01 or earlier) Not recorded Not recordedD1 Not recorded Not recordedTo use Vignette Control:1Display the Vignette Control paletteSelect the tool palette containing the Vignette Control palette from the View menu (thedefault location for the Vignette Control palette is Tool Palette 2) and click the triangle atthe top left corner of the palette.Vignette ControlThe controls in the Vignette Control palette are only available if the image in the active window is a RAW(NEF) photograph taken with a D2-series, D1-series, D200, D100, D70s, D70, or D50 camera. If the imageis JPEG or TIFF, the Apply button in the Vignette Control palette will be grayed out and inactive. Vignettecontrol can not be used to correct vignetting caused by PC Nikkor lenses or Speedlight photography.Where Distance Information Is Not AvailableVignette Control for photographs taken with lenses or cameras that do not support distance informationis based on default lens characteristics. Care may be required to prevent over-correc tion.Neutral.setAt factory defaults (the default settings stored in the file “Neutral.set”), the Apply button is off ( ) andIntensity is set to 80.SettingsmenuApplybutton