Active D-Lighting - Nikon COOLPIX P90 User Manual

Active D-Lighting

"Active D-Lighting" preserves details in highlights and shadows, creating
photographs with natural contrast. The image taken will reproduce the contrast
effect that is seen with the naked eye. This is particularly effective for shooting
brightly lit outdoor scenery from darker indoors or taking pictures of shaded
subjects at a sunny seaside. This feature can be selected in shooting modes A, B,
C, D, E, and F.
1
Rotate the mode dial to A, B, C or D.
• Can be set even if E or F is selected.
2
Press the d button to display the
shooting menu, choose Active D-
Lighting with the multi selector and
press the k button.
• Choose the A, B, C, D, E or F tab
when the shooting menu is not displayed
(A13).
3
Choose the amount of enhancement and
press the k button.
• At settings other than Off, the icon for the current
setting is displayed in the monitor (A8).
B
Active D-Lighting
• Additional time is required to record images when shooting using Active D-Lighting.
• When Active D-Lighting is selected, exposure will be reduced in comparison to shooting without
selecting Active D-Lighting. Adjustments will be made to highlighted areas, underexposed areas and
mid-tones so that brightness of gradations will become appropriate.
• The setting for Metering (A117) will change to Matrix when shooting with Active D-Lighting.
• The Contrast setting for the optimize image options Custom (A112) and Black-and-white (A113) ➝
Custom will be changed to Auto.
• If the ISO sensitivity (A116) is set to High ISO sensitivity auto or to 1600 and above , the setting
for Active D-Lighting will change to Off.
B
Active D-Lighting Versus D-Lighting
The Active D-Lighting option in the shooting menu adjusts exposure before shooting to optimize the dynamic
range. The D-Lighting (A76) option in the playback menu optimizes dynamic range in images after shooting.
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Shooting menu
Distortion control
Active D-Lighting
Save user settings
Reset user settings
Active D-Lighting
High
Normal
Low
Off