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Chapter 8
Histogram display
You can display a histogram showing the brightness and contrast of the
subject in your monitor during shooting. Checking the histogram 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 modes and
playback mode.
Mode dial
setting
P A/S/M/
:
In the top menu, select MODE MENU
T
CAMERA
T
T
ON or OFF. Press
.
Press again to cancel the menu.
:
Press
to display the top menu.
Pressing
ñ
turns on.
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“How to use the menu” (P. 39)
●
The histogram is displayed.
●
To turn
off in the playback mode, press
again to bring up the top menu and
press
ñ
.
Example
: When the histogram is displayed during
shooting (P mode)
ñ
button
●
In the
mode,
is not available.
●
It may not be possible to display histograms for images recorded with other
cameras.
Note
button
HQ
Histogram of the area in the AF
target mark (green)
Histogram of the
whole frame (white)