Backlighting

The method used to capture details in shaded areas of back-lit subjects depends on the option selected for HDR in the shooting menu (0 107).

Details in highlights and shadows are preserved using HDR (high dynamic range); Z appears in the display. Each time the shutter- release button is fully pressed, the camera takes two shots in quick succession and combines them to preserve details in highlights and shadows in high-contrast scenes; the built-in flash does not fire. While the shots are combined, a message will be displayed and the shutter release will be disabled. The final photograph will be

On displayed when processing is complete.

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First exposure

Second exposure

Combined HDR

(darker)

(brighter)

image

The flash fires to “fill in” (illuminate) shadows in back-lit subjects. Only one shot is taken when the shutter-release button is fully Off pressed, and the flash fires with each shot. No pictures will be taken

if the built-in flash is not raised; raise the flash before shooting.

DFraming HDR Photographs

The edges of the image will be cropped out. The desired results may not be achieved if the camera or subject moves during shooting. Depending on the scene, shading may be uneven and shadows may appear around bright objects or halos around dark objects. If the camera is unable to successfully combine the two images, a single image will be recorded at normal exposure and Active D-Lighting (0 139) will be applied.

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