Nikon 25466, User Manual

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J
To use Active D-Lighting:
1
Select Active
D-Lighting in the
shooting menu.
To display the menus,
press the
G
button.
Highlight Active
D-Lighting in the
shooting menu and press
2
.
2
Choose an option.
Highlight the desired option
and press
J
. If
Y
Auto is
selected, the camera will
automatically adjust Active
D-Lighting according to
shooting conditions (in exposure mode
h
, however,
Y
Auto
is equivalent to
Q
Normal ).
D
Active D-Lighting
Matrix metering is recommended (
0
116). When Active D-Lighting is on,
uneven shading may be visible with some subjects, noise (randomly-
spaced bright pixels, fog, or lines) may appear in photographs taken at
high ISO sensitivities, the capacity of the memory buffer drops, and
additional time is required to record images. Note that Active D-Lighting
is not available at ISO sensitivities of Hi 0.3 or above. The
Brightness and
Contrast Picture Control settings (
0
173) can not be adjusted while
Active D-Lighting is in effect.
A
See Also
When ADL bracketing is selected for Custom Setting e4 ( Auto
bracketing set ,
0
312), the camera varies Active D-Lighting over a
series of shots. See page 145 for more information.
G
button