Active D-lighting Tip
What Active D-lighting does is restore picture-enhancing detail in shadows and highlights. Selectable and Automatic, Active D-Lighting optimizes details within shadows and highlights, taming high-contrast situations in real time.
This is a perfect example captured by Nikon's NPS member Mike Corrado with the New Nikon D7000
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