Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 IV - Manual (Page 112)

between the subject and the background, and creates an image with the optimal brightness
and gradation.
1. MENU
→
(Camera Settings
) → [DRO/Auto HDR] → [D-Range Opt.].
2. Select the desired setting using the left/right side of the control wheel.
Menu item details
D-Range Optimizer: Auto:
Corrects the brightness automatically.
D-Range Optimizer: Lv1 ― D-Range Optimizer: Lv5:
Optimizes the gradation of a recorded image for each divided area. Select the optimization
level from Lv1 (weak) to Lv5 (strong).
Note
[DRO/Auto HDR] is fixed to [Off] when the shooting mode is set to [Sweep Panorama], or
when [Multi Frame NR] or [Picture Effect] is set to other than [Off].
[DRO/Auto HDR] is fixed to [Off] when [Picture Profile] is set to something other than
[Off].
[DRO/Auto HDR] is fixed to [Off] when the following modes are selected in [Scene
Selection].
[Sunset]
[Night Scene]
[Night Portrait]
[Hand-held Twilight]
[Anti Motion Blur]
[Fireworks]
The setting is fixed to [D-Range Optimizer: Auto] when [Scene Selection] modes other
than the above modes are selected.
When [ Record Setting] is set to [120p 100M], [100p 100M], [120p 60M] or [100p
60M], [DRO/Auto HDR] will be set to [Off].
When shooting with [D-Range Opt.], the image may be noisy. Select the proper level by
checking the recorded image, especially when you enhance the effect.
[97] How to Use Using shooting functions Correcting the brightness or contrast
Auto HDR
Widens the range (gradation) so that you can record from bright parts to dark parts with
correct brightness (HDR: High Dynamic Range). One image with proper exposure and one