Nikon D800 User Manual - Page 198
Preserving Detail in Highlights and Shadows, Active D-Lighting
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Preserving Detail in Highlights and Shadows Active D-Lighting Active D-Lighting preserves details in highlights and shadows, creating photographs with natural contrast. Use for high contrast scenes, for example when photographing brightly lit outdoor scenery through a door or window or taking pictures of shaded subjects on a sunny day. It is most effective when used with matrix metering (0 115). Active D-Lighting off Active D-Lighting: Y Auto J D "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 retouch menu optimizes dynamic range in images after shooting. 174
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Preserving Detail in Highlights
and Shadows
Active D-Lighting
Active D-Lighting preserves details in highlights and shadows,
creating photographs with natural contrast.
Use for high contrast
scenes, for example when photographing brightly lit outdoor
scenery through a door or window or taking pictures of shaded
subjects on a sunny day.
It is most effective when used with matrix
metering (
0
115).
Active D-Lighting off
Active D-Lighting:
Y
Auto
D
“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 retouch menu optimizes dynamic range in images after
shooting.