N-Photo: the Nikon magazine

Contrast and dynamic range

The only camera manual you’ll ever need…

If you’ve ever taken a shot in sunlight, or any other situation where the brightness range is high, the chances are your camera will have lost some detail in the darkest parts of the picture, the brightest parts, or both.

This is because the difference between the brightest and darkest areas is so great

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