Canon Auto Lighting Optimizer and Highlight Tone Priority Filters - What Are They? Should We Use?

Canon Auto Lighting Optimizer and Highlight Tone Priority Filters - What Are They? Should We Use Them?

[@WildsandWaterSailing]

That was super helpful!! Thanks so much for breaking it down. I've been wondering why I keep getting so much noise and I just tried turning both off and the noise reduction is evident.

[@TonghoPhotography]

Glad it helped!

[@wayneholmes637]

Highlight tone priority increases the minimum useable ISO so that it can underexpose with a slightly lower ISO. In raw you can do the same just by simple underexposure and suitable adjustments in post.
Generally if shooting jpeg I would use auto lighting for shadows and D+ for highlights.

[@zr_1234]

The difference is it will only underexpose if it needs to. Shadows can more easily be brought back while blown out highlights you can't do anything with. Overall highlight tone priority is a great setting.

[@MrMartin246]

On my canon R7, in P mode, there is no problem setting both features, highlight tone priority and light optimizer, to Enabled at the same time.

[@TonghoPhotography]

Interesting! This must be a new thing. None of my Canon cameras (7DII, 5DS-R, RP and R6) can have both enabled.

[@mau_lopez]

Excellent explanation! Thanks for sharing!

[@TonghoPhotography]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Angelo_Paduraru]

Very good video! You earned a subscriber!

[@TonghoPhotography]

Thank you!

[@iybtk]

very very good video. i learned alot. thank you.

[@TonghoPhotography]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Moujik6540]

Thanks for you video

[@fishpickle]

very good video, thanks

[@TonghoPhotography]

Thanks very much!

[@RVNmedic]

Very good presentation. I shoot with 2 cards. One gets RAW and the other JPEG. I leave the Optimizer on so it works on the jpeg. Any opinion on that? Thanks again. Enjoy the holidays.

[@TonghoPhotography]

Thanks. I agree with you. Unedited jpegs can greatly benefit from the Optimizer.

[@drrohanfonseca]

Do these filters affect video as well?

[@TonghoPhotography]

Hi, yes these filters affect video as well. The difference is, for Highlight Tone Priority, you can only use D+ and not D+2

[@highlyunprofessionalreviews]

Great video. Thanks.

[@TonghoPhotography]

Thank you. Glad you like it.

[@minoulasdepique1242]

thank you for the video

[@TonghoPhotography]

You're very welcome

[@josecarri]

thank you

[@paulp3053]

they are not 'futures', but 'features', 10x

[@Ikstudio007]

Good 1

[@speed_up_songs168]

Does auto lighter optimizer work on raw or not?

[@TonghoPhotography]

No, it only works with jpeg. You need to use the Highlight Tone Priority for RAW.

[@soniajimenez5105]

Oh wow! The fact that it slows down my FPS changed everything for me. DISABLED. Periodt.

[@paulp3053]

they are not 'futures', but 'features', 10x