Recipe:
Base Picture Control: Pop
Effect Level: 90
Quick Sharp: 0
Sharpening: +2.0
Mid-range Sharpening: 0
Clarity: +1.0
Contrast: +3.0
Saturation: +1.0
Other settings 1:
Use this for sunny days
White Balance: Direct Sunlight (oapprox. 5200K)
WB Shift: B 1.0, M 0.5
Active D-Lighting: Off
Exposure compensation: -0.3 or -0.7
High ISO NR: off
Other settings 2:
Use this for living rooms, restaurants, or anywhere with yellow-toned bulbs
White Balance: Incandescent
WB Shift: A 2.0, G 0.5
Active D-Lighting: Off
Exposure compensation: 0
High ISO NR: off
Other settings 3:
Use this for supermarkets, hospitals, or modern offices with "cool" white tubes.
White Balance: Fluorescent (Choose "Cool-white fluorescent")
WB Shift: A 1.0, M 1.0
Active D-Lighting: Off
Exposure compensation: -0.3 or -0.7
High ISO NR: off
Other settings 4:
If you are in a room with a window (daylight) and indoor lamps (yellow), the manual settings will look weird.
White Balance: Auto WB (Keep Warm Lighting) — labeled as AUTO2
WB Shift: A 1.0, M 0.5
Active D-Lighting: Off
Exposure compensation: -0.3 or -0.7
High ISO NR: off
This recipe recreates the bold, unmistakable look of Fujichrome Velvia 50—cool-leaning, ultra-saturated, and high in contrast. Designed as the opposite of warm Kodak negative film, it delivers electric greens, deep blues, and heavily crushed shadows with almost no forgiveness, just like real slide film.
Using a Pop-based profile, strong contrast, and restrained exposure, this recipe produces vivid, punchy images with sharp detail and dramatic color density. Blues lean cool and slightly magenta, greens stay intense without turning yellow, and shadows fall quickly to black. Best suited for landscapes and daylight scenes, this preset captures Velvia’s iconic “calendar photo” look with unmistakable slide-film character.
