Digital Still Camera DSC-HX400/HX400V

Creative Style

Allows you to select the desired image processing. You can adjust exposure (shutter speed and aperture) as you like with [Creative Style], unlike with [Scene Selection] where the product adjusts the exposure.

  1. MENU (Camera Settings) → [Creative Style] → desired setting.

Menu item details

Standard (default setting):
For shooting various scenes with rich gradation and beautiful colors.
Vivid:
The saturation and contrast are heightened for shooting striking images of colorful scenes and subjects such as flowers, spring greenery, blue sky, or ocean views.
Portrait:
For shooting the skin color in a soft tone, ideally suited for shooting portraits.
Landscape:
The saturation, contrast, and sharpness are heightened for shooting vivid and crisp scenery. Distant landscapes also stand out more.
Sunset:
For shooting the beautiful red of the setting sun.
Black & White:
For shooting images in black and white monotone.
Sepia:
For shooting images in sepia monotone.

To set [Contrast], [Saturation] and [Sharpness]

[Contrast], [Saturation] and [Sharpness] can be adjusted for each [Creative Style] item.

Select an item to be set by pressing the right/left button on the control button, then set the value using the top/bottom button on the control button.

Contrast:
The higher the value selected, the more the difference of light and shadow is accentuated, and the bigger the effect on the image.

Saturation:
The higher the value selected, the more vivid the color. When a lower value is selected, the color of the image is restrained and subdued.

Sharpness:
Adjusts the sharpness. The higher the value selected, the more the contours are accentuated, and the lower the value selected, the more the contours are softened.

Note

  • [Standard] is selected when using the following functions:
    • [Intelligent Auto]
    • [Superior Auto]
    • [Scene Selection]
    • [Picture Effect]
  • When [Creative Style] is set to [Black & White] or [Sepia], [Saturation] cannot be adjusted.