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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 215417" data-attributes="member: 9240">Picture control does not effect the RAW image, but I'm pretty sure ViewNX will use the setting as the default presentation profile when it brings the RAW image up.&nbsp; Obviously you can tweak it from there to your heart's delight.With DSLR's what I learned rather quickly is that you do need to pay attention to anything &quot;auto&quot;, if only to understand how and when it will work against you.&nbsp; I shoot with Auto White Balance on virtually all the time (I prefer Auto1 as I believe it's the easier of the two to adjust away from when it's wrong).&nbsp; And I'm in matrix metering mode almost all the time as well.&nbsp; I will set specific WB when I am shooting multiple frames for HDR so that they are consistent, and when I'm shooting with mixed indoor lighting so that I can again get some level of consistency as well as the colors I want.&nbsp; I move out of matrix metering mode to spot metering when there are layers of darks and shadows and I want a specific targeted area within that to be metered correctly.For the most part, except in the most extreme of cases you can fix this in a RAW image, but it's nice to be as close as possible from the start.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 215417, member: 9240"] Picture control does not effect the RAW image, but I'm pretty sure ViewNX will use the setting as the default presentation profile when it brings the RAW image up. Obviously you can tweak it from there to your heart's delight. With DSLR's what I learned rather quickly is that you do need to pay attention to anything "auto", if only to understand how and when it will work against you. I shoot with Auto White Balance on virtually all the time (I prefer Auto1 as I believe it's the easier of the two to adjust away from when it's wrong). And I'm in matrix metering mode almost all the time as well. I will set specific WB when I am shooting multiple frames for HDR so that they are consistent, and when I'm shooting with mixed indoor lighting so that I can again get some level of consistency as well as the colors I want. I move out of matrix metering mode to spot metering when there are layers of darks and shadows and I want a specific targeted area within that to be metered correctly. For the most part, except in the most extreme of cases you can fix this in a RAW image, but it's nice to be as close as possible from the start. [/QUOTE]

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