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<blockquote data-quote="aroy" data-source="post: 309454" data-attributes="member: 16090">I use Capture NX-D beta, a free PP software by Nikon. Some of its controls are. Use Active Lighting presets to highlight shadows. Shift exposure compensation up or down (D3300 has a 1EV highlight protection, that is it exposes at around 1EV less). Use the normal contrast-brightness control. Use a user defined curve to transfer input level range (12EV) to output level range (8EV?)&nbsp;You have similar controls in other software also.So if your scene has 12-13 EV DR, it is captured by the sensor. Most of the time that is sufficient, most of the noise is not visible as it is the darker regions of the image.HDR can give you cleaner images with less visible noise provided the software does its job properly. HDR is also the only way to go if the DR is extremely wide - as in bright desert sunlight with deep shadows in trees and under rocks.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="aroy, post: 309454, member: 16090"] I use Capture NX-D beta, a free PP software by Nikon. Some of its controls are . Use Active Lighting presets to highlight shadows . Shift exposure compensation up or down (D3300 has a 1EV highlight protection, that is it exposes at around 1EV less) . Use the normal contrast-brightness control . Use a user defined curve to transfer input level range (12EV) to output level range (8EV?) You have similar controls in other software also. So if your scene has 12-13 EV DR, it is captured by the sensor. Most of the time that is sufficient, most of the noise is not visible as it is the darker regions of the image. HDR can give you cleaner images with less visible noise provided the software does its job properly. HDR is also the only way to go if the DR is extremely wide - as in bright desert sunlight with deep shadows in trees and under rocks. [/QUOTE]

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