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Active D-Lighting preserves details in highlights and shadows
for natural contrast. Use with high contrast scenes such as a
brightly lit outdoor view framed in a door or window or a sub-
jects in the shade on a sunny day. It is most effective when used
with
Matrix
metering (
166).
Active D-Lighting
Active D-Lighting:
Off
Active D-Lighting:
Y
On
D
Active D-Lighting
Noise (randomly-spaced bright pixels, fog, or lines) may appear in pho-
tographs taken with Active D-Lighting. Uneven shading may be visible
with some subjects.
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“Active D-Lighting” Versus “D-Lighting”
The
Active D-Lighting
option in the shooting menu adjusts exposure
before shooting to optimize the dynamic range, while the
D-Lighting
option in the playback menu (
153) brightens shadows in images
after shooting.