D5100 picture control settings ??? Please help.

Hello, my fellow Nikon fans. This is my first post. I have a question, please help. I am the proud owner of the Nikon D5100 DSLR. I just got it and I love it, however, I am a little confused as to what the proper and or best settings for the picture control are. I am referring to: "shooting menu" - "set picture control" How do you set the following for the best image quality... color, sharpness etc. ? What are your plus or minus settings for the following ??? Sharpening, Contrast, Brightness, Saturation and Hue. I can see that the + or - combinations are almost endless. Please list your favorite settings and or recommendations. Thanks.

My suggestion is to shoot as is. From there, you can make adjustments. I always tick up the shapening a bit. My settings are just that, mine. It does not mean that they will suit you. Again, just shoot from factory settings and adjust from there. If you shoot with someone elses settings, the camera is not really "yours". If i remember correctly, the 5100 gives very good pictures right out of the box. Get out there, shoot, experiment, adjust to your liking. Good luck

Shoot, adjust, shoot again, adjust again.
There is no magical 'one value' that will suit all (if there was, the option to change settings wouldn't exist).