HP Photosmart R717 HP Photosmart R717 Digital Camera with HP Instant Share - U - Page 64

Adaptive Lighting This setting balances the relationship between bright and dark areas in a picture, preserving gentle contrasts but reducing harsh contrasts. Dark areas in the picture are lightened, while brighter areas are left alone. When used with a flash, Adaptive Lighting can brighten areas that a flash wouldn't reach. Here is an example of how Adaptive Lighting can enhance an image: Without Adaptive Lighting: With Adaptive Lighting: Adaptive Lighting is useful in situations like these: • Outdoor scenes with a mixture of sun and shade • Cloudy days when there is a lot of glare from the sky • Indoor scenes that use flash photography (to soften or even out the effect of the flash) • Backlit scenes where the subject is too far away for the regular flash to reach, or is severely backlit (for example, in front of a window) 64 HP Photosmart R717 User's Manual