Creating your own presets with Custom Picture Controls

Flexible Colour is available for any camera compatible with Nikon Imaging Cloud (currently the Nikon Z6III, Z50II, Z5II and Zf) and allows you to create your own recipes to store on your camera for instantly uploadable JPEGs full of the colours and moods you want. Cinematic noir? Kooky with pops of colour? Retro film? Whatever your vision, you can create Custom Picture Controls for your camera with Flexible Colour. Plus, you can also use your Custom Picture Controls as editing presets within NX Studio.

To create a Custom Picture Control you need to set your camera to take RAW files (do this in the Photo Shooting menu under Image Quality). After that, transfer your images to NX Studio on your PC and from there it’s a simple process.

1. From within NX Studio, select a RAW image to edit.
2. On the Picture Control Menu on the right hand side of the controls, select [FC] Flexible Colour from the dropdown menu.
3. Edit the image with the usual tools.
4. When you’re happy with the result, go up to Custom Picture Control on the top menu and select Export Custom Picture Control.
5. Give your new Picture Control a name and press OK.
6. Then click on Export to File to put it on your desktop to put on a memory card or Export to Card if you already have a memory card connected to your PC.

To install your new Custom Picture Control on to your camera, follow this easy sequence:

1. Insert the memory card into the camera
2. In the Photo Shooting menu, scroll down to Manage Picture Control.
3. Once inside Manage Picture Control scroll to Load/Save
4. Select Copy to Camera, select your Picture Control and then save to a free slot.
5. Your new Custom Picture Control is now available via Set Picture Control in the Photo Shooting Menu.