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<blockquote data-quote="Blurrymess" data-source="post: 45738" data-attributes="member: 9022">Dang, just typed a lengthly post and lost it... hate that! Anyway...You hit the Menu button on the D5100, then select &quot;Shooting Menu&quot;, hit &quot;Set Picture Control&quot;, choose the picture setting you want (i.e. SD Standard...) and right click on the 4 direction arrow selector, and you will see the level adjustments for Sharpening, Contrast, Brightness, Saturation and Hue. Change levels as needed and click the OK button to save. I've found it useful to shoot a subject on the default setting and then various shots with different levels to get to know what levels are for me. I shoot a subject with a sharp edge, and then a softer edge... to get various angles to judge the right level of sharpness. All in all, I've found the D5100 to be very sharp. I think a bit to tinkering is needed with any camera to get it to the settings that are right for the individual user.I also set the function button, directly under the flash button, to be my ISO selector. This was one of the best adjustments I made as the camera lacks an ISO button, which I find very useful, but it lacks it no more! LOL</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Blurrymess, post: 45738, member: 9022"] Dang, just typed a lengthly post and lost it... hate that! Anyway... You hit the Menu button on the D5100, then select "Shooting Menu", hit "Set Picture Control", choose the picture setting you want (i.e. SD Standard...) and right click on the 4 direction arrow selector, and you will see the level adjustments for Sharpening, Contrast, Brightness, Saturation and Hue. Change levels as needed and click the OK button to save. I've found it useful to shoot a subject on the default setting and then various shots with different levels to get to know what levels are for me. I shoot a subject with a sharp edge, and then a softer edge... to get various angles to judge the right level of sharpness. All in all, I've found the D5100 to be very sharp. I think a bit to tinkering is needed with any camera to get it to the settings that are right for the individual user. I also set the function button, directly under the flash button, to be my ISO selector. This was one of the best adjustments I made as the camera lacks an ISO button, which I find very useful, but it lacks it no more! LOL [/QUOTE]

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