Allows you to name in-camera Picture Controls that you’ve adjusted to suit your needs, registering them as custom Picture Controls.
You can also use Picture Controls created with Picture Control Utility, available via the ViewNX software supplied with the camera, or use Picture Controls created on other cameras by importing them to the camera on a memory card and registering them as custom Picture Controls.

Optional Picture Controls Portrait (for natural-looking images with a real sense of depth and for smooth reproduction of skin tone) and Landscape (for lively natural scenes and vibrant city streets), both pre-installed in the D90, can be downloaded here for installation in the D3, D700 and D300. They can also be used to update the View NX software included with the camera or the optional software Capture NX 2.

Note: ViewNX and Capture NX 2 feature D2X/D2XS Optional Picture Control, which enables you to apply color reproduction approximating the D2X and D2XS. You can also download D2X/D2XS Optional Picture Control here and install it on your camera.

Capture NX 2In the Edit List, Picture Controls can be applied to any RAW image (NEF) file using Develop -> Camera Settings -> Picture Control.
With the exception of Custom Tone Curves, you can also make adjustments to custom Picture Controls in the same way as with Picture Control Utility.
Picture Controls can even be applied to RAW image (NEF) files taken on earlier models, such as the D2XS.

Camera Control Pro 2When a D3 or D300 is connected to a computer by USB, the Picture Controls can be selected and set in the Processing Panel of the Camera Control Pro panel.