Owner's Manual

Active (}lighting
To use active D-Lighting:
1 Select Active D-Lighting.
In the shooting menu (pg. 268),
highlight Active D-lighting
and press ~.
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o NEF (RAW) recording
./ White balance
'T Set Picture Control
Manage Picture Control
~ Color space
1?
Vignette control
Q Long expo NR
~
AUTO
ElSD
sRGB I
OFF
: IN
OFF.
2 Choose an option.
Highlight Auto, Off, Low,
Normal, or High and press €I. l ~.. ~
Choose Auto to let the camera ~
adjust D-Lighting
automatically according
to
shooting conditions.
BI ~ Active D-Lighting
When Active D-Lighting is on, additional time will be required to record
images and the capacity
of the memory buffer will drop (pg. 424). Use
matrix metering (pg. 112). Noise, lines, and distortion may appear in
photographs taken with Active D-Lighting at high
ISO sensitivities. Active
D-Lighting
can not be used at ISO sensitivities of Hi 0.3 or above. The
Brightness and Contrast Picture Control settings (pg. 165) can not be
adjusted while active D-Lighting is in effect. In exposure mode M, an
Active D-Lighting setting of Auto is equivalent to Normal.
~ IIActive D-Lighting" versus liD-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.
B The Shooting Information Display
Active D-Lighting can also be adjusted from the shooting information
display (pg.
15).
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