3Highlight Tone Priority

You can minimize overexposed highlight areas.

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Select [Highlight tone priority].

Under the [z2] tab, select

[Highlight tone priority], then press <0>.

Select [Enable].

Turn the <5> dial to select [Enable], then press <0>.

Highlight details are improved. The dynamic range is expanded from the standard 18% gray to bright highlights. The gradation between the grays and highlights becomes smoother.

3 Take the picture.

The image will be recorded with highlight tone priority applied.

With [Enable], the Auto Lighting Optimizer (p.146) is automatically set to [Disable] and the setting cannot be changed. When [Highlight tone priority] is set to [Disable], the Auto Lighting Optimizer will revert to its original setting.

With [Enable], image noise may increase slightly more than with [Disable].

With [Enable], the settable range will be ISO 200 - 51200 (ISO 200 - 25600 for movie shooting). Also, the <A> icon will be displayed in the viewfinder and on the top LCD panel when highlight tone priority is enabled.

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