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Histogram display – Displaying the
luminance distribution of still pictures
During shooting and playback, you can display a histogram showing the
brightness and contrast of your subject in the monitor. You can also display
the black and white areas directly on the image.
Checking the histogram during shooting enables precise exposure control.
During playback, you can display a histogram showing the brightness and
contrast of recorded pictures.
The histogram display can be set separately for shooting mode and
playback mode.
OFF
The histogram is not displayed.
F
ON
The histogram is displayed when
F
is pressed. This function
is not available in
q
mode.
g
“Exposure
compensation” (P.126)
ON
The histogram is always displayed.
DIRECT
The black and white areas are displayed directly on the image.
Ex. Hold down
,
F
when ON or
F
ON is selected in
P
mode
When the image is bright
When the image is dark
Ex. When DIRECT is selected in
P
mode
SET
The part indicated in green in the histogram shows the luminance distribution
within the histogram target mark.
Histogram
target mark
If the peak fills too
much of the right
frame, the image will
appear mostly white.
SET
If the peak fills too
much of the left frame,
the image will appear
mostly black.
Red frame: Mostly white area
Blue frame: Mostly black area
If the area contains both black and white
parts, it is displayed in the blue frame.