Reference Manual
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Shooting Features
Using the Creative Slider
C Creative Slider Settings
• When the shooting mode is set to D mode, Brightness (Exp. +/-) cannot be used.
• Active D-Lighting is not applied to movies recorded with Movie options set to h HS 
720/4×.
• When using Active D-Lighting, noise (randomly-spaced bright pixels, fog, lines) may be 
emphasized, dark shadows may appear around bright subjects, or bright areas may 
appear around dark subjects under some shooting conditions.
• When using Active D-Lighting, gradation skipping may occur depending on the subject.
• This function may not be available to use in combination with other functions (A80).
• The following settings are saved in the camera’s memory even after the camera is turned 
off.
- Hue
- Vividness
- Brightness (Exp. +/-)
- Active D-Lighting
• See “Using the Histogram” (A68) for more information.
C Active D-Lighting Versus D-Lighting
• The Active D-Lighting option in the shooting menu captures images while reducing loss 
of details in highlights, and adjusts the tone when saving images.
• The D-Lighting (A89) option in the playback menu adjusts the tone of saved images.










