Posted by HOSTS on 11/26/2008, 11:21 pm, in reply to "Shadow enhancement"
Basically, the camera does in-camera what the "shadow/highlight" recovery tools do in Photoshop (to put it simply). It tweaks the image so that shadows are brightened while highlights aren't blown out any more (in theory), to bring out details in the shadows.
The downside: This usually causes more "noise" (grain) in the image when this feature is used. Other makes/models of cameras have similar features with different names they use for them, but with similar results - more detail in shadows (or highlights in some camera's settings), but with more noise. Some feel images that use this feature also suffer from slight "washed out" appearances.
You should note, that while the E520 is a good camera overall, the 4/3 chip is somewhat known for blowing out highlights a bit more than sensors used by other makers in their models. This in theory, might make it a bit more susceptible to blowing out highlights a bit when a shadow recovery tool is used.
Your best bet: Shoot in RAW mode, and use a program like Photoshop Elements or CS4's RAW converter to bring out the details post-processing yourself, and don't rely on the camera to do it.
HOSTS
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