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Displaying a histogram
A histogram is a graph showing the
brightness of an image. The horizontal axis
shows the brightness, and the vertical axis
shows the number of pixels. The graph
display indicates a dark image when
skewed to the left side, and a bright image
when skewed to the right side. The
histogram is a useful reference for checking
the exposure during recording and playback
when the LCD screen is hard to be seen.
a
Set the mode dial to P or SCN.
b
Press
to display the
histogram.
c
Adjust the exposure based on
the histogram.
•
The histogram also appears when the mode dial
is set to
or M, but the EV adjustment is
deactivated.
•
The histogram also appears when you press
while playing back a single image
(page 38) or during Quick Review (page 25).
•
The histogram does not appear in the following
cases:
–
When the menu is displayed
–
When using playback zoom
–
When shooting or playing back movies
•
appears and the histogram does not appear
in the following cases:
–
When recording in the digital zoom area
–
When the image size is [3:2]
–
When playing back Multi Burst mode images
–
When a still image is rotated
•
The histogram before recording represents the
histogram of the image displayed on the LCD
screen at that time. A difference occurs in the
histogram before and after you press the shutter
button. When this happens, check the histogram
while playing back a single-image or during
Quick Review.
In particular a large difference may appear in
the following cases:
–
When the flash strobes
–
When the shutter speed is slow or high
•
The histogram may not appear for images
recorded using other cameras.
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