Nikon D500 User Manual page 216

To use Active D-Lighting:
1
Select Active D-Lighting.
Highlight Active D-Lighting in the
photo shooting menu and press 2.
2
Choose an option.
Highlight the desired option and
press J. If Y Auto is selected, the
camera will automatically adjust
Active D-Lighting according to
shooting conditions (in exposure
mode M, however, Y Auto is
equivalent to Q Normal).
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Active D-Lighting and Movies
If Same as photo settings is selected for Active D-Lighting in the
movie shooting menu and Auto is selected in the photo shooting
menu, movies will be shot at a setting equivalent to Normal. Active
D-Lighting does not apply at a frame size of 3840 × 2160.
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See Also
When ADL bracketing is selected for Auto bracketing set in photo
shooting menu (0 146), the camera varies Active D-Lighting over a
series of shots (0 155).
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