What is/are 'Effects' in a camera? And how to use it optimally? 'Normal, Greyscale, Sepia and Negative'

Question

In my mobile phone's camera, there are 'Effects' settings. And there are four settings which one can use. These four settings are: Normal, Greyscale, Sepia and Negative.

So what is correct method of using these settings so that best photo/video quality is obtained? I use Nokia 6233 which has a 2megapixel camera. I have 1GB memory card inserted in my mobile phone for shooting/recording.

Please help.

Answer 1

They all give u the same "quality" of image, those settings allow you to see the image differently only.

- Greyscale is like Black & White photo, give u kind of old classic look.

- Negative is inverse the color, like u look at the negative film.

- Sepia is like black and white photo but toned with a brownish look, like those old photos from your grandparents.

However, I would suggest u take the photos in NORMAL mode, and save it as is.  Cause u can always reproduce those 3 effects from photo editing software (like PhotoShop).  However, u can't do it reversely, once u decolorize it, u can't recolorize.