1. Camera Control Pro 2 Help
2. Camera Controls
3. The Image Processing Tab

The following settings can be adjusted from the “Image Processing” tab:

Picture Control

Choose a Picture Control (see the camera manual for details), or click Edit to launch Picture Control Utility 2 (see “Editing Picture Controls” for details). In the case of the Z 8, this option is displayed only when SDR is selected for Tone mode in the Storage tab.

Set Picture Control (HLG) (Z 8)

Choose a Picture Control for use with HLG photos taken when HLG is selected for Tone mode in the Storage tab (see the camera manual for details).

Color Space

Choose a color space. See the camera manual for details.

Active D-Lighting

Enable Active D-Lighting (Nikon 1 V3) or choose Active D-Lighting options. See the camera manual for details.

HDR Mode (D3 series / D700 / D300 series / D90 / D7000 / D5000 / Nikon 1 V3 excluded)

Select this option to enable HDR shooting. In the cases of the D6, D5, D4 series, D850, D810, D810A, D800, D800E, D780, D750, D610, D600, D500, D7500, D7200, D7100, D5100, Df, Z 9, Z 8, Z 7II, Z 6II, Z 7, Z 6, Z 5, and Z 50, HDR settings can be adjusted by clicking the Detail button. For further information, refer the camera user’s manual.

Long exposure noise reduction

Select this option to reduce noise at slow shutter speeds. See the camera manual for details.

High ISO NR

Enable noise reduction (Nikon 1 V3) or choose a noise reduction option for high ISO sensitivities. See the camera manual for details.

Vignette Control (D6 / D5 / D4 series / D3 firmware version 1.10 or later / D3X / D3S / D850 / D810 / D810A / D800 / D800E / D780 / D750 / D700 / D610 / D600 / D500 / D7500 / D7200 / D5600 / D5500 / Df / Z 9 / Z 8 / Z 7II / Z 6II / Z 7 / Z 6 / Z 5 / Z 50)

Reduce vignetting. See the camera manual for details.

Diffraction compensation (D6 / D780 / Z 9 / Z 8 / Z 7II / Z 6II / Z 7 / Z 6 / Z 5 / Z 50)

Enable or disable diffraction compensation. When diffraction compensation is enabled, the camera will compensate for the effects of diffraction at small apertures (high f/-numbers).

Auto distortion control (D3 series / D700 / D300 series / D90 excluded)

Enable or disable auto distortion control. See the camera manual for details.

Skin softening (Z 9 firmware version 5.00 or later / Z 8)

Choose a skin softening setting. See the camera manual for details.

Portrait impression balance (Z 9 firmware version 5.00 or later / Z 8)

Choose portrait impression balance settings. See the camera manual for details.

Edit (Z 9 firmware version 5.00 or later / Z 8)

Fine-tune settings for the mode currently selected in the Portrait impression balance drop-down menu (the name of the currently-selected mode appears to the right of the grid).

Adjust hue and brightness respectively on the M–Y (magenta-yellow) and  –  axes (for details, see the camera manual). To restore default settings, click Reset. To apply changes, click OK.

Editing Picture Controls

Clicking the Edit button next to Picture Control launches Picture Control Utility 2, where you can edit Picture Controls.

(1)	“Camera that you want to use” The current camera.
(2)	“List: Picture Controls” The Picture Controls available on the current camera. Click a Picture Control to edit it.
(3)	Custom Picture Controls A list of the custom Picture Controls on the current camera or created using Picture Control Utility 2. Click a custom Picture Control to rename it.
(4)	“Preview” Preview changes to the selected Picture Control. The preview image can be changed and the zoom ratio adjusted.
(5)	“Adjustments” Edit the selected Picture Control. See the camera manual or Picture Control Utility 2 online help for details.
(6)	“Add to List” Click to add the Picture Control to the custom Picture Control list. Enter a name, navigate to the desired destination, and click OK to create a new custom Picture Control.
(7)	“Overwrite” Save changes to a custom Picture Control under the existing name.
(8)	“Save to File” Save the Picture Control to your computer.
(9)	“Finish” Exit Picture Control Utility 2.