{"id":102892,"date":"2017-03-16T15:40:47","date_gmt":"2017-03-16T15:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/?p=102892"},"modified":"2021-08-20T11:35:50","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T10:35:50","slug":"get-best-sony-jpegs-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/technique\/expert_advice\/get-best-sony-jpegs-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"How to get your best Sony JPEGs yet"},"content":{"rendered":"\"Sony<\/a>\n

Like Panasonic, Sony didn\u2019t get off to the strongest start with its JPEG processing, with overly destructive noise reduction tending to smear fine detail.\u00a0However, it has upped its game recently, and its current cameras are much better at making use of the firm\u2019s high-resolution sensors. Here we’ll show you how to get the best Sony JPEGs from your camera.<\/p>\n

While its noise reduction and sharpening algorithms have improved tremendously, Sony\u2019s cameras can still be prone to auto-white-balance errors giving undesirable colour tints at times. The good news is that even simple editing software can often remove these with a single click.<\/p>\n

Both of Sony\u2019s most important JPEG processing settings \u2013 Creative Styles and Dynamic Range Optimisation (DRO) \u2013 are easily accessible from the on-screen Fn menu, alongside white balance.<\/p>\n

Creative Styles<\/h3>\n

Sony\u2019s basic colour modes are called Creative Styles, and this gives a clue to the firm\u2019s approach.<\/p>\n

Alongside the usual Standard, Vivid and Neutral settings, it throws in plenty more options for different subjects and situations.<\/p>\n\"Sony<\/a>\n

Some of these are subject-specific, and named in a pretty self-explanatory fashion \u2013 Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene and Autumn \u2013 while others come across as more obscure.<\/p>\n

Deep offers a low-key look, while Light is high key, and Clear essentially behaves like a dehaze filter, giving higher-contrast results on long-distance shots. Sepia and Monochrome modes are also on offer.<\/p>\n

Each Creative Style can be individually adjusted for contrast, saturation and sharpness in seven steps, and as all current Sony cameras use fully electronic viewing, everything is previewed live in the viewfinder or on-screen.<\/p>\n

Sony Picture Effects<\/h3>\n

Picture Effects are Sony\u2019s take on creative image-processing filters.<\/p>\n

They include some familiar-sounding options, including Toy Camera, Miniature and Partial Colour modes, but also several that are unique to Sony, such as Soft Focus and HDR Painting.<\/p>\n\"Sony<\/a>\n

However, these Picture Effects are only available when raw recording is disabled, and you can\u2019t save an unfiltered JPEG at the same time.<\/p>\n

On Sony\u2019s higher-end models they also tend to be buried in the menu where you can\u2019t easily get to them, which isn\u2019t necessarily a bad thing.<\/p>\n

Dynamic Range Optimisation<\/h3>\n

Sony\u2019s DRO mode is an adaptive dynamic range adjustment tool, using similar technology to Nikon\u2019s Active D-Lighting.<\/p>\n

In effect, it divides the scene into different regions and applies separate tone curves to each, so it can balance the highlights, midtones and shadows better without losing local contrast in any given area.<\/p>\n\"Sony<\/a>\n

It\u2019s available in five steps, with an Auto option also on hand. It\u2019s important to match the setting to the scene, as if DRO is set too low it will be ineffective, but if it\u2019s set too high it can give strange-looking, flat results.<\/p>\n

Sony also includes an Auto High Dynamic Range mode in the same menu as DRO.<\/p>\n

This is only selectable when you\u2019re not shooting raw, and combines three exposures shot in quick succession to give expanded overall dynamic range.<\/p>\n

Again, it\u2019s available in different strengths and can work surprisingly well, given the right conditions. But on the whole, it\u2019s normally better to use DRO instead.<\/p>\n

Sony Picture Profiles<\/h3>\n

One potentially useful tool for JPEG shooters is Sony\u2019s Picture Profiles control found on its higher-end, more video-focused models.<\/p>\n

This allows the user to define manually the key characteristics of the camera\u2019s colour and tonal output, and while it\u2019s primarily designed for movie shooters, it can also be useful for JPEGs.<\/p>\n

The terminology and sheer level of control can both look pretty daunting at first, with unfamiliar-looking settings such as \u2018black gamma\u2019 and \u2018knee\u2019. But once understood, it can allow you to create minimally processed JPEGs that retain the maximum possible dynamic range and therefore highlight and shadow detail for further post-processing.<\/p>\n

Alternatively, you can define ready-to-use JPEGs to your personal preferences.<\/p>\n

This kind of approach may seem at odds with the whole idea of using JPEGs to get finished images out of the camera with the minimum of fuss, and it\u2019s probably not going to appeal to the majority of users. But there\u2019s nothing wrong with having this kind of tool available.<\/p>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\"Sony<\/a>\t\t\t

Sony offers plenty of control over the JPEG output of its cameras<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n

Other camera manufacturers:
\n<\/strong>How to get the best JPEG images from your Olympus camera<\/a>
\nOur guide to the best JPEG image settings for Pentax cameras<\/a>
\nOur guide on how to get the best JPEG images from your Fujifilm<\/a>
\nHow to get the best JPEG images from your Canon camera<\/a>
\nHow to get the best JPEG images from your Nikon camera<\/a>
\nHow to get the best JPEG images from your Panasonic camera<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Andy Westlake shows you how to get the best out of a Sony camera’s JPEGs by showing you what settings you need to change<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":102895,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[375],"tags":[734,671,752,145],"product-category":[],"class_list":["post-102892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-expert_advice","tag-alpha","tag-cyber-shot","tag-jpegs","tag-sony"],"yoast_head":"\nHow to get your best Sony JPEGs yet - Amateur Photographer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Andy Westlake shows you how to get the best out of a Sony camera's JPEGs by showing you what settings you need to change\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/technique\/expert_advice\/get-best-sony-jpegs-yet\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to get your best Sony JPEGs yet\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Andy Westlake shows you how to get the best out of a Sony camera's JPEGs by showing you what settings you need to change\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/technique\/expert_advice\/get-best-sony-jpegs-yet\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Amateur Photographer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Amateur.photographer.magazine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-03-16T15:40:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-08-20T10:35:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/03\/DSC00062.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@AP_Magazine\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@AP_Magazine\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/technique\/expert_advice\/get-best-sony-jpegs-yet\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/technique\/expert_advice\/get-best-sony-jpegs-yet\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"\",\"@id\":\"\"},\"headline\":\"How to get your best Sony JPEGs yet\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-03-16T15:40:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-08-20T10:35:50+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/technique\/expert_advice\/get-best-sony-jpegs-yet\/\"},\"wordCount\":799,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/technique\/expert_advice\/get-best-sony-jpegs-yet\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/03\/DSC00062.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Alpha\",\"Cyber-shot\",\"JPEGs\",\"Sony\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Expert advice\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/technique\/expert_advice\/get-best-sony-jpegs-yet\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/technique\/expert_advice\/get-best-sony-jpegs-yet\/\",\"name\":\"How to get your best Sony JPEGs yet - 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