Olympus C7000 Zoom C-7000 Advanced Manual - Page 65

Histogram When shooting still pictures, 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 picture. Displaying the brightness and contrast of your subject enables fine adjustment of the exposure. OFF ON DIRECT Hides the histogram. Displays the histogram for every picture. Displays the black and white areas directly on the picture. Ex.1) When [ON] is selected in P mode Bright picture Dark picture P 1/1000 F2.8 0.0 AF target mark P 1/1000 F2.8 0.0 4 HQ 30 HQ 30 If the peak fills too much of the red frame, the image will appear mostly white. If the peak fills too much of the blue frame, the image will appear mostly black. The part indicated in green in the histogram shows the luminance distribution within the AF target mark. Ex.2) When [DIRECT] is selected in P mode Red dots: Mainly white area Blue dots: Mainly black area When there are black and white parts in the same area, they are displayed as blue dots. Advanced shooting functions 65