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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Joseph Bautsch" data-source="post: 4986" data-attributes="member: 654">If you are shooting in RAW and using a computer program other than one produced by Nikon the in camera picture control features have no effect on the results. These camera picture control programs are proprietary products. This means no other program but Nikon can use them. That is for RAW shooting. If you are shooting in Jpeg then the picture control features are imbedded into the picture at the time of download and are no longer part of the proprietary picture control program. That also means they cannot be removed or even adjusted very well in post processing. So what picture control feature you are using makes no difference at all unless you are downloading to a Nikon program or shooting in jpeg. If you are set up to use the in camera picture controls which one to use will depend on what type of shooting you are doing. Shooting colorful butterflies I would use vivid, shooting at a family gathering I would use standard, and so on depending on the results you are looking for. Having said all that Anthony is correct. Using the in camera picture controls limits your adjustment capabilities that only a RAW shot can give you in post processing. To have maximum control over the digital process from camera to post processing, shoot in RAW and use a computer program like Apple's Aperture 3 or even Lightroom. Happy shooting, <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Joseph</blockquote>

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