RICOH LENS A16 24-85 mm : How do I adjust contrast and sharpness settings? (Image Settings)

The GXR allows you to control picture quality by adjusting vividness (color depth), contrast, sharpness, and color from [ Image Settings] in the Shooting menu.

If [Black & White], [B & W (TE)], [Setting 1] or [Setting 2] has been selected, individual values on Contrast, Sharpness, etc., can be adjustable.

Option	Screen display	Description
Black & White		Take photos in black and white. Contrast and sharpness can be adjusted manually in 9 levels.
B & W (TE) *1		Create monochrome photos with a sepia, red, green, blue or purple tint for the toning effect. In addition, vividness, contrast, and sharpness can be adjusted manually in 9 levels.
Setting 1		You can set the original image quality by adjusting [Vividness], [Contrast], [Sharpness] and [Individual Color Settings]. [Vividness], [Contrast] and [Sharpness] can each be adjusted in 5 levels. In [Individual Color Setting], there are options for [Hue] and [Vividness], and each of them can be adjusted with [Orange], [Greens], [Blues], [Reds] and [Magenta]. These color settings also have 9 levels.
Setting 2

• *1[TE] : "Toning Effect".

[Image Settings] is located in the [Shooting] menu.
Details on the Shooting menu.

The Shooting menu will not be displayed if no camera unit is attached to the GXR body.

• 1 Go to the [Shooting] menu > [Image Settings]. Pressing [Fn2] button shows the sub menu like below.
  

  

• 2 If either [Black & White], [B & W (TE)], [Setting 1] or [Setting 2] is selected, press [Fn2] button. The further option will be displayed.
  

  

• 3-1 The example that [Black & White] is selected;
• Press [+] or [-] button to select the item, and then adjust the setting with [Fn1] or [Fn2] button.
  

  

• 3-2 The example that [B & W (TE)] is selected;
• Press [+] or [-] button to select the item, and then adjust the setting with [Fn1] or [Fn2] button.
  

  

• - If [Toning Effect] is selected, move the cursor to the right with [Fn2] button. Select an option from [Sepia], [Red], [Green], [Blue], or [Purple] with [+] or [-] button.
  

  

• 3-3 The example that [Setting 1] or [Setting 2] is selected:
• [Vividness], [Contrast], [Sharpness], and [Individual Color Settings] are adjustable. Choose an item with [+] [-] buttons, and adjust the value with [Fn1] [Fn2] buttons.
  

  

• - If [Individual Color Settings] is selected (below), move to right with [Fn2] button.
  

  

• The Individual Color Settings screen is displayed as follows. [Hue] and [Vividness] are adjustable. Each has [Orange], [Greens], [Blues], [Reds], and [Magenta] items. Use [+] [-] buttons to move between items, and use [Fn1] [Fn2] buttons to adjust the value. Press the [MENU/OK] button to fix the setting.
  

  

• [Recall Settings]
  This option is to recall the registered settings. After choosing the [Recall Settings], and press [Fn2] button.
  

  

• In the screen below, choose the item with [+] [-] buttons, and press the [MENU/OK] button to recall the values for the selected item.
  

  

• Below is the example where vivid has been selected.
  

  
  This screen shows values of [Vividness], [Contrast], and [Sharpness] in the Image Settings. By changing values, you can register them into [Setting 1] or [Setting 2]. Choose an item with [+] [-] buttons, and adjust value with [Fn1] [Fn2] buttons.

• 4 Press the [MENU/OK] button, or press [Fn1] button and then press the [MENU/OK] button again. The settings are fixed and return to the Shooting menu.
• • [Image Settings] has been assigned to the ADJ. lever as default.

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