Nikon P6000 P6000 User's Manual - Page 71

Active D-Lighting "Active D-Lighting" preserves details in highlights and shadows, creating photographs with natural contrast. Use for high contrast scenes, for example when photographing brightly lit outdoor scenery through a door or window or taking pictures of shaded subjects on a sunny day. This can be used when A, B, C, D, E or F is selected for shooting mode, and Fine, Normal or Basic is selected for Image quality (A124). To use Active D-Lighting 1 Rotate the mode dial to A, B, C or D. • Can be set even if E or F is selected. Shoot pictures using A, B, C and D 2 Press the d button to display the shooting menu screen, choose Active D-Lighting with the multi selector and press the k button. Shooting menu Flash control Noise reduction Distortion control Wide-angle converter Active D-Lighting Save user settings 3 Choose the extent of the setting, and press the k button. • Choose from three levels, High, Normal, or Low. • The setting for Active D-Lighting can be previewed in the monitor during shooting (nothing will be displayed if Off is selected) (A8). Active D-Lighting High Normal Low Off B Notes on Active D-Lighting • Additional time is required to record images when Active D-Lighting is on. • Although exposure is in fact reduced to prevent loss of detail in highlights and shadows, highlights, underexposed areas, and mid-tones are automatically adjusted to prevent the resulting photograph from being underexposed. • Set Metering (A139) to Matrix when shooting with Active D-Lighting. • This cannot be adjusted together with the Contrast setting of COOLPIX Picture Control (A129). • When ISO sensitivity (A138) is set to High ISO sensitivity auto or a setting higher than 1600, Active D-Lighting will not function. 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, while the D-Lighting (A68) option in the playback menu optimizes dynamic range in images after shooting. 57