Dynamic range numbers get widely discussed but don't necessarily tell you as much as they might seem. We take a quick look at why DR numbers are only a small part of the story.

Having said that dynamic range numbers don't tell the whole story, we take a closer look at the bigger picture and the role played by noise.

Having suggested that DR numbers say less than you might expect, what's the value of a camera offering more than the roughly 9EV of DR that a typical JPEG shows?