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Adjust color rendering for your camera in Camera Raw

For each camera model it supports, Camera Raw uses profiles to process raw images. The profiles are produced by photographing a color target under different white-balanced lighting conditions. When you set white balance, Camera Raw uses the profiles for your camera to extrapolate color information.

Sometimes colors rendered by the Camera Raw plug‑in do not look as expected. The cause may be a difference between a camera’s profile and the profile in Camera Raw for that camera model. Alternatively, the photo may have been taken under nonstandard lighting conditions beyond the compensating range of the Camera Raw plug‑in.

To render non-neutral colors differently, use the Hue and Saturation controls in the Calibrate tab to adjust the settings for the profile built into Camera Raw. You can also specify whether to use the profiles built into Camera Raw or a profile built into the file itself.

  1. In the Calibrate tab, choose a profile from the Camera Profile menu.
    Important: The options in the Camera Profile menu vary, depending on whether the file has a profile embedded and whether the file has been processed with a previous version of Camera Raw.
    ACR 2.4, 3.0, or higher
    Higher version numbers represent newer and improved camera profiles for some cameras. If you only see a lower version number, such as 2.4, your camera’s profiles didn’t require updating. If multiple options are available, you may want to choose a lower version number for consistent behavior with legacy images.

    Embedded
    Use the profile embedded in the current file. TIFF, JPEG, PSD and DNG files can have embedded profiles.

  2. Adjust the Shadow Tint property to remove a color cast in the shadows. Usually, decreasing Shadow Tint adds green to the shadow areas, and increasing Shadow Tint adds magenta.
  3. Use the Hue and Saturation controls to adjust the red, green, and blue in the image. Look at the preview image as you make adjustments until the image looks correct to you. In general, adjust the hue first, and then adjust its saturation.
  4. Adjustments made in the Calibrate tab affect the selected image in the Camera Raw dialog box. If you want to save the adjustments and make them the default image settings for the files from a specific camera, choose Save New Camera Raw Defaults from the Camera Raw Settings menu .
Note: To save settings as defaults for a specific camera (by serial number) or for a specific lighting condition (by ISO number), you can also modify the Default Image Settings preferences in the Camera Raw preferences. (See Save, reset, and load Camera Raw settings.)