DRO & HDR: What do these mean? I have a option to Turn Off or set them to Auto.

2CWorld

What do these mean? I have a option to Turn Off or set them to Auto.

Fotoartist Loc: Detroit, Michigan

HDR=High Dynamic Range, (maximum detail in the lights and darks).

DanielB Loc: San Diego, Ca

Are you speaking of in camera options? If so HDR is "High Dynamic Range" usually done with a series of bracketed exposures. I would not leave that on full time as that has very specific creative uses and is not meant for full time shooting on a day to day basis. DRO is a setting to put more dynamic range in a single photo and can probably be useful in some images with wide tonal ranges (Brights & shadows). You will just need to shoot a few to see if it's something that works for you. If you want to learn more about these settings go to YouTube and have a look.

pecohen Loc: Central Maine

DRO = Dynamic Range Optimization.

The difference could depend on what camera you are using, but with HDR you likely are taking several (probably three) exposures and merging them. With DRO you are probably taking just one exposure, adjusting the exposure to create a couple other images and merging those.

Fotoartist Loc: Detroit, Michigan

Sounds like it to me.

pecohen wrote:

DRO = Dynamic Range Optimization.

The difference could depend on what camera you are using, but with HDR you likely are taking several (probably three) exposures and merging them. With DRO you are probably taking just one exposure, adjusting the exposure to create a couple other images and merging those.

rjaywallace Loc: Wisconsin

Read the -fine- manual, buy a good third-party guide for your camera or donate it to Goodwill.

b roll wanabee

Never heard of this but I'm guessing it is a halfway effort to HDR?

Probably it is like hdr where some results are a little better and give you some added control in post. Most don't matter and every now and then it's awesome.

julian.gang

I've read that DRO is for moving objects (drive) and HDR(holding) is for the stationary object...Julian

NickGee Loc: Pacific Northwest

b roll wanabee wrote:

Never heard of this but I'm guessing it is a halfway effort to HDR?

Probably it is like hdr where some results are a little better and give you some added control in post. Most don't matter and every now and then it's awesome.

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Harry0 Loc: Gardena, Cal

b roll wanabee wrote:

Never heard of this but I'm guessing it is a halfway effort to HDR?

Probably it is like hdr where some results are a little better and give you some added control in post. Most don't matter and every now and then it's awesome.

Kinda sorta. I still do it, on occasion.
Sometimes that shot needs the "lights" worked on- on a copy.
Sometimes that shot needs the "shadows" worked on- on a copy.
Sometimes that shot also needs the "subject" worked on- on a copy.
Then merge the copies. A little more 3D, maybe film-like, than HDR.

Orphoto Loc: Oregon

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