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What does shadow adjustment (SHADOW ADJUST) do?

April 26, 2017adjustment shadow

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What does shadow adjustment (SHADOW ADJUST) do?

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When shadow adjustment is enabled, the camera processes a captured image so that the shadowy areas are brighter, revealing more shadow detail. The option can be used to shoot backlit or three-quarter lit subjects to make them appear with less contrast in strong daylight lighting conditions. Creatively, the option can be used in any lighting situation. In travel photography, users may wish to have the option enabled at all times. As with any creative option, it is best to experiment to test applications of the feature. Shadow Adjustment is automatically enabled by default. It can be set to AUTO, OFF or ON using the SHADOW ADJUST control in the SETUP menu. Using the AUTO option, the camera decides when to apply shadow adjustment based on the contrast of the scene. Using the ON option, shadow adjustment is always applied. Shown below are crops of the same view. In the left image, SHADOW ADJUST was set to OFF. In the second, it was set to ON.