126iThe color space determines the gamut of colors available forcolor reproduction. Choose sRGB for photos that will be used“as is,” with no further modification, Adobe RGB for photos thatwill be extensively processed or retouched after leaving thecamera. Note that regardless of the option selected, sRGB isused for movies and Motion Snapshots and for photos takenduring movie recording.Color SpaceA Color SpaceColor spaces define the correspondence between colors and thenumeric values by which they are represented in a digital image file.The sRGB color space is widely used, while Adobe RGB is typically usedin publishing and commercial printing. sRGB is recommended whentaking photographs that will be printed without modification orviewed in applications that do not support color management, orwhen taking photographs that will be printed with ExifPrint, the directprinting option on some household printers, or kiosk printing or othercommercial print services. Adobe RGB photographs can also beprinted using these options, but colors will not be as vivid.JPEG photographs taken in the Adobe RGB color space are DCF compli-ant; applications and printers that support DCF will select the correctcolor space automatically. If the application or device does not supportDCF, select the appropriate color space manually. For more informa-tion, see the documentation provided with the application or device.A Nikon SoftwareViewNX 2 (supplied) and Capture NX 2 (available separately) automati-cally select the correct color space when opening photographs createdwith this camera.
