Nikon Digital Camera, Reference Manual

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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 (
0
117).
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 is used to adjust
exposure during shooting to optimize the dynamic range, while the
D-Lighting option in the playback menu ( 0 97) is used to optimize
dynamic range in images after shooting.