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Advanced (Recording pictures)
∫
About the Histogram
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.
Examples of histogram
∫
Set the position of the histogram
•
Set the [HISTOGRAM] in the [CUSTOM MENU] menu to [ON]. (P126)
1
Press [Q.MENU] to display the Quick Menu. (P30)
2
Press
2
/
1
to select histogram, and then press
[MENU/SET].
•
You can also use the rear dial to set.
•
Selected item will be displayed in orange in the Quick Menu
screen, and the frame of the histogram will be displayed in
orange when the histogram is selected.
3
Press
3
/
4
/
2
/
1
to set the position.
4
Press [MENU/SET] to finish the setting.
5
Press [Q.MENU] to close the Quick Menu.
•
You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the Quick
Menu.
•
Position of the histogram can be set from the [CUSTOM MENU]
menu too.
Note
•
When the recorded picture and the histogram do not match each other under the
following conditions, the histogram is displayed in orange.
–
When the manual exposure assistance is other than [
n
0EV] during Exposure Compensation
or in the manual exposure mode
–
When the flash is activated
–
When the flash is closed
•
When the brightness of the screen is not correctly displayed in dark places
•
When the exposure is not adequately adjusted
•
The histogram is an approximation in recording mode.
•
The histogram displayed in this camera does not match histograms displayed by picture editing
software used in PCs etc.
•
Histogram is displayed in R (red), G (green), B (blue), and Y (luminance) during the playback.
1
Properly Exposed
2
Under Exposed
3
Overexposed
¢
Histogram
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.8
1.8
1.8
500
500
500
1000
1000
1000
250
250
250
−
3
+
3
0
−
3
+
3
0
−
3
+
3
0
−
3
+
3
0
−
3
+
3
0
−
3
+
3
0
9
9
AWB
AWB
AWB
STD
STD
STD
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
9
9
AWB
AWB
AWB
STD
STD
STD
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
9
9
AWB
AWB
AWB
STD
STD
STD
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
AFS
AFS
AFS
AFS
AFS
AFS
1.7
1.7
1.7
AFS
AFS
AFS
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