Nikon V1 manual 139, Active D-Lighting Versus D-Lighting

Active D-Lighting

Active D-Lighting preserves details in highlights and shadows for natural contrast. Use with high contrast scenes such as a brightly lit outdoor view framed in a door or window or a sub- jects in the shade on a sunny day. It is most effective when used with Matrix metering (0 124).

Active D-Lighting: Off Active D-Lighting: YOn

DActive D-Lighting

Noise (randomly-spaced bright pixels, fog, or lines) may appear in pho- tographs taken with Active D-Lighting. Uneven shading may be visible with some subjects.

A“Active D-Lighting” Versus “D-Lighting”

The Active D-Lightingoption in the shooting menu is used to adjust exposure during shooting to optimize the dynamic range, while the D-Lightingoption in the playback menu (0 104) is used to optimize dynamic range in images after shooting.

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