| Solution | NOTE Icons used on this page: <   >: Picture Style selection button / <  ><  >: Cross key/ <  >: Setting button
Customizing a Picture Style You can customize a Picture Style by adjusting individual parameters such as [Sharpness] and [Contrast]. To see the resulting effects, take test shots. To change Picture Style values, follow the procedures below. 1. Flip out the LCD monitor, then set the power switch to <ON>. 2. When the camera is ready to shoot, press the < > button to display the [Picture Style] screen.  3. Press the < > key to select a Picture Style, then press the <INFO> button.  4. Select a parameter such as [Sharpness], then press < >.  5. Press the < > key to adjust the parameter as desired, then press < >.  6. Press the <MENU> button to save the adjusted parameters. The Picture Style selection screen will reappear. Any parameter settings different from the default will be displayed in blue.  NOTE - By selecting [Default set.] in step 4, you can revert the respective Picture Style to its default parameter settings.
- To shoot with the Picture Style you modified, select the Picture Style you saved in step 6, press <>, and shoot.
Parameter Settings and Effects | Parameter | Effect | Details |
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| Sharpness | Adjusts the sharpness of the image. | To make it less sharp, set it towards the [0] end. The closer it is to [0],the softer the image will look. To make it sharper, set it towards the [7] end. The closer it is to [7], the sharper the image will look. | | Contrast | Adjusts the image contrast and the vividness of colors. | To decrease the contrast, set it towards the minus end. The closer it is to [-], the blander the image will look. To increase the contrast, set it towards the plus end. The closer it is to [+], the crisper the image will look. | | Saturation | The images color saturation can be adjusted. | To decrease the color saturation, set it towards the minus end. The closer it is to [-], the more diluted the colors will look. To increase the color saturation, set it towards the plus end. The closer it is to [+], the bolder the colors will look. | | Color tone | The skin tones can be adjusted. | To make the skin tone redder, set it towards the minus end. The closer it is to [-], the redder the skin tone will look. To make the skin tone less red, set it towards the plus end. The closer it is to [+], the more yellow the skin tone will look. |
NOTE Monochrome Adjustment For Monochrome, you can also set [Filter effect] and [Toning effect] in addition to [Sharpness] and [Contrast]. - With a filter effect applied to a monochrome image, you can make white clouds or green trees stand out more.
- By applying a toning effect, you can create a monochrome image in that color.
For details about [Filter effect] and [Toning effect], see the instruction manual supplied with your camera.
Registering a Picture Style You can select a base Picture Style such as [Portrait] or [Landscape], adjust its parameters as desired and register it under [User Def. 1], [User Def. 2], or [User Def. 3]. You can create Picture Styles whose parameter settings such as for sharpness and contrast are different. You can also adjust the parameters of a Picture Style which has been registered to the camera with the provided software. To register a Picture Style, carry out steps 1 to 3 above, and then follow the procedures below. 4. Press the < > keys to select [User Def. *] (the * stands for 1, 2, or 3), and then press the <INFO.> button.  5. With [Picture Style] selected, press < >.  6. Press the < key to select the base Picture Style, then press < >. To adjust the parameters of a Picture Style which has been registered to the camera with the provided software, select the Picture Style here.  7. Select a parameter such as [Contrast], then press < >.  8. Press the < > key to adjust the parameter as desired, then press < >.  9. Press the <MENU> button to register the modified Picture Style. The Picture Style selection screen will then reappear. - The base Picture Style will be
indicated on the right of [User Def.*]. - The name of the Picture Style having any modified settings (different from the default) registered under [User Def. *] will be displayed in blue.
 REFERENCE - If a Picture Style has already been registered under [User Def.*], changing the base Picture Style in step 6 will nullify the parameter settings of the registered Picture Style.
- If you execute [Clear all camera settings], all the [User Def.*] settings will revert to their defaults. Picture Styles registered via the provided software will have only their modified parameters reverted to their default settings.
NOTE - To shoot images with the registered style settings, select [User Def. *] in Picture Style before shooting.
- For the procedure to register a Picture Style file to the camera, refer to the EOS Utility Instructions.
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