time. You wouldn’t want to use Active D-Lighting for continuous shooting of sports
subjects, for example. There are many situations in which the selective application of
D-Lighting using the Retouch menu is a better choice.
You have six choices: Auto, Extra High, High, Normal, Low, and Off. You may need to
experiment with the feature a little to discover how much D-Lighting you can apply to
a high contrast image before the shadows start to darken objectionably. Note that when
this feature is activated, brightness and contrast Picture Control settings cannot be
changed. Figure 8.29 shows some examples of Active D-Light applied. By the time the
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Figure 8.29
No D-Lighting
(upper left);
low (upper
right); normal
(lower left);
and high (lower
right).