D5100 Settings for „Development“ of Raw Picture Data into JPG Files
„Development“ means the conversion of the raw data as the image sensor has recorded it into the standard JPG format.
White balance shooting information
White balance shooting menu
determines the type of white balance (=adjustment of color rendition)
Set picture control shooting menu
Set picture control shooting information
defines important settings for how your JPG files will look (e.g. color saturation, contrast, sharpening)
Manage picture control
shooting menu
allows to save individual combinations of picture control settings as separate menu entries
Image quality shooting information
Image quality shooting menu
defines file format (RAW and/or JPG), and JPG compression
Image size shooting information
Image size shooting menu
defines file size of JPG files
Fn (function) button
front
can have the following functions related to creation of JPG files depending on the custom menu f1:
- switch the creation of a separate file in RAW format on or off
- set the white balance together with the command dial
- set Active D-Lighting together with the command dial
Active D Lighting (ADL) shooting information
Active D Lighting (ADL) shooting menu
allows an additional image improvement by lightening of shadows and slight reduction of overexposed areas
HDR
shooting menu
activates HDR, i.e. two separately taken pictures with different exposure will be combined into one JPG file
d5 print date
custom setting menu
allows to get the time and / or date when the image was taken in the final JPG picture
Auto distortion control
shooting menu
allows automatic correction of distortion (=straight lines appearing slightly bended)
Color space
shooting menu
defines the color space for JPG images; just leave the standard sRGB value if you are not familiar with color spaces
Long exposure noise reduction
shooting menu
allows an additional noise reduction for long exposure times of more than 1 second
High ISO NR
shooting menu
allows an additional noise reduction for images taken with higher ISO sensitivities
Auto image rotation
setup menu
defines if the camera orientation (portrait / landscape) will be stored with each image file
