Comparing brands for in-camera processing (JPEG or otherwise)

multivoiced · 2026-01-11T14:32:09-0500

For those who prefer to avoid post-processing, which cameras help you to get it right?

Someone wrote at 43 Rumors about why he prefers Nikon:

Nikon has the most advanced color profile system via flexible picture control. The camera can literally do Photoshop grade post processing via the color profiles. Once you create the recipe in NX studio, it does every imaginable manipulation with the picture not simple tweaks like with OM or Fuji or limited like LUTs.
Lumix LUTs, Fuji recipes and OM color profiles are all toys in comparison.

And again:

As I mentioned earlier, in terms of in camera image post processing OM color profiles are good, Fuji better in some sense but not absolutely. Lumix S9 better in some sense but not absolutely. The most comprehensive in camera post pro comes from Nikon flexible picture control. Nothing quite matches it especially if you create recipes in NX studio and install in camera.

Does your experience confirm this, or do you have a different preference outside of Nikon?

Sean · 2026-01-11T15:13:37-0500

I can only speak to Fuji (x100vi) and recently took the leap to shooting jpg and not sure I'll go back to RAW. I'll do a RAW as a backup but it seems jpg with some tweaks is getting me there.

Pieter12 · 2026-01-11T15:16:32-0500

Some prefer the Leica presets. Although I personally just shoot everything RAW, no matter the camera.

multivoiced · 2026-01-11T16:16:13-0500

Are you referring to Panasonic, Leica, or both?

Pieter12 said:
Some prefer the Leica presets

Pieter12 · 2026-01-11T17:02:09-0500

multivoiced said:
Are you referring to Panasonic, Leica, or both?

I know very little of Panasonic. Last one I had was the Lumix DMC-LX2 from the mid 2000s that shot a 16:9 panoramic format. Nice camera, died years later from a stream sensor--or at least major streaking in the image.

multivoiced · 2026-01-11T17:09:26-0500

Nikon has become interesting especially after introducing film grain in select bodies. If anyone has dived into the details, it would be useful to compare with the use of lookup tables (LUT) in other brands, for instance.

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