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Originally Posted by ckrieg
I was actually going to ask if it was a dri or hdr photo as the range is pretty unreal! Now what is a dynamic range optimizer? Is that a feature built into the camera?
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Sony DSLR's have a feature called DRO (Dynamic Range Optimizer) that pulls detail out of shadow areas. If it's put on its highest setting, the images can begin to approach HDR but not quite. I try not to use anything higher than the +3 setting (+5 is the highest), as the shadows can become noisy. If you expose for the highlights, DRO can do wonders for the shadow areas though. Sony DSLR's with DRO switched on have the widest dynamic rannge of any DSLR out there now. The D700 I used for a comparison couldn't come close, but I didn't do a proper test. I'll try doing a proper test soon.
Here's a shot with DRO set to +3. Notice the detail in the shadow areas. My friends who took the same shot with a canon 40D & Nikon D200 had just black in the shadow areas, especially the shadows of the poles falling across the tracks. It was a very sunny day.
