Active D‑Lighting

G button UC photo shooting menu

Preserve details in highlights and shadows, creating pictures 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. Active D-Lighting is most effective when used with matrix metering.

[Off]

[Y Auto]

Option		Description
Y	[Auto]	The camera automatically adjusts Active D-Lighting in response to shooting conditions.
t	[Extra high 2]	Choose the amount of Active D-Lighting performed from (in order from high to low) [Extra high 2], [Extra high 1], [High], [Normal], and [Low].
s	[Extra high 1]
P	[High]
Q	[Normal]
R	[Low]
c	[Off]	Active D-Lighting off.

The option currently selected is shown by an icon in the display during shooting.

Cautions: Active D-Lighting

“Noise” in the form of randomly-spaced bright pixels, fog, or lines may appear in photos taken with Active D-Lighting.
In mode M, [Y Auto] is equivalent to [Q Normal].
Uneven shading may be visible with some subjects.
This function does not apply at high ISO sensitivities (Hi 0.3–Hi 2.0), including high sensitivities selected via auto ISO sensitivity control.