9. Using Menu Functions
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[Histogram]
This allows you to set either to display or not display the
histogram.
You can set the position by pressing
3
/
4
/
2
/
1
.
• Direct touch operation is also possible from the recording
screen.
• A histogram is a graph that
displays brightness along the
horizontal axis (black to white)
and the number of pixels at each
brightness level on the vertical
axis.
It allows you to easily check a picture’s exposure.
A
dark
B
bright
• When the recorded picture and the histogram do not
match each other under the following conditions, the
histogram is displayed in orange.
– During Exposure Compensation
– When the flash is activated
– When the correct exposure is not achieved, such as
when the lighting is low.
• The histogram is an approximation in the Recording
Mode.
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[Guide Line]
This will set the pattern of guide lines displayed when
taking a picture.
When [
] is set, guideline positions can be set by
pressing
3
/
4
/
2
/
1
.
• You can also set the position directly by touching [
] on
the guideline of the recording screen.
• The guide lines are not displayed in [Panorama Shot] in
Scene Guide Mode.
s
[Center Marker]
The centre of the recording screen will be displayed as
[+]. This is convenient for operating the zoom while
keeping the subject at the centre of the screen.
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[Custom]
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