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1. MENU  5  Creative Style  [Hit “Enter”]. Figure 5-46 is
seen.
2. Move DOWN one until Memory Location #2 (“Vivid”) is
highlighted. Use the arrow button to move RIGHT.
3. The first parameter you can
adjust is “Image Style”. It should
already be factory set to “Vivid”, but
in case it’s not, use the UP and
DOWN arrows to select Vivid.
4. Move to the right to select
Contrast ( ). Once the Contrast
icon is highlighted, move UP twice,
and watch the icon’s value change to
+2.
5. Move to the right again, and
move UP to change the Saturation
icon ( ) to +1
6. Move to the right again, and
move UP to change the Sharpness
icon ( ) to +1.
7. Then hit the shutter release
button halfway to save your settings
and return to shooting mode.

You can see the changes you’ve
made to your Creative Style by
looking at the main display screen
(Figure 5-47a – yellow box). Just
for fun, Figure 5-47b and c shows a
“before” and “after” view showing
that indeed, a collection of tweaks
really can make a subtle yet visible Figure 5-47 Your current Creative
difference. Style and its associated tweaks are
visible on the main screen
So that’s the story behind Image (highlighted in yellow). And here is
Styles and Creative Styles: Image a “before” and “after” shot showing
Styles represent color tweaks to the the collective impact of these
image, while Creative Styles are the tweaks.