Auto Lighting Optimizer - Canon's in Camera Image Optimizer - EOS R5 Tip 76

Most cameras these days support some form of automatic image optimization. Canon calls this function Auto Lighting Optimizer, Nikon calls it Active D Lighting, Sony D-Range Optimzier. Regardless of the name, the function is largely the same: evaluate the image and adjust the brightness and tonal graduations to create a "better" looking image.

In this video we're looking at Canon's approach to this, what it does, and how you control it.


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Chapters
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00:00 Intro
00:56 What Exactly is Auto Lighting Optimizer?
03:11 Limitations and Potential Issues
06:08 Availability and Conflicting Settings
07:24 Controlling Auto Lighting Optimizer
10:31 Should you use it or not?