Reference Manual

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Using the menu
The shooting menu ( , , , , or mode)
eective f
or shooting conditions with high contrast, such as brightly lit outdoor
scenery from a dark room or shaded subjects at a sunny seaside.
Rotate the mode dial to
, , , , or button Active D-
Ligh
ting
button
Option Description
High
Normal
Low
Set the eec
t level.
O

(default setting)
Active D-Lighting is not applied.
Notes about [Active D-Lighting]
•
A
dditional time is required to save images after shooting.
•
When using [Active D-Lighting], noise (randomly-spaced bright pixels, fog, lines) may
be emphasized, dark shadows may appear around bright subjects, or bright areas may
appear around dark subjects under some shooting conditions.
•
When using [Active D-Lighting], gradation skipping may occur depending on the
subject.
•
This function may not be available to use in combination with other functions.
Functions that cannot be used simultaneously when shooting (page 127)
[Active D-Lighting] versus [D-Lighting]
•
T
he [Active D-Lighting] option captures images while reducing loss of details in
highlights, and adjusts the tone when saving images.
•
The playback menu
[D-Lighting (page 213)] option adjusts the tone of saved
images.
Multiple exposure
T
he camera combines two to three images and saves them as a single image.
Rotate the mode dial to
, , , , or button Multiple
e
xposure
button