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Getting it right: The Nikon Set Picture Control
P-40C, Flying Tigers, 1st Pursuit Squadron (Adam & Eves), Vice Squadron Leader, Burma - Greg "Pappy" Boyington, Medal of Honor (28 Victories)
 
On the D90, this is the Set Picture Control set to Standard, with the Saturation within that category set to one minus zero (one notch left of center).

With this setting, the model looks much too bright and orange, which kept me up all night...
   
This is the Set Picture Control set to Neutral, with the Saturation within that category set to two minus zero (two notches left of center).

This is what the model actually looks like, which is rather dull...
   
This is the Set Picture Control set to Neutral, with the Saturation within that category set to one minus zero (one notch left of center).

This is the brightness and color I settled on, which is not the true color, but it helps keep the pictures more interesting...

Sometime, take a model you bought from your favorite online retailer and compare it to the pictures of the model taken by the retailer (or the manufacturer, for that matter). You'll be amazed at the color differences!
 
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