Pentax W80 Gunmetal Gray Optio W80 - Azure Blue Optio W80 Manual - Page 31

Guide Display A guide for each available button operation appears as follows on the display during operation. 2 3 4 5 MENU Four-way controller (2) Four-way controller (3) Four-way controller (4) Four-way controller (5) 3 button OK SHUTTER X, i I, J Zoom button 4/W button Shutter release button Green/i button I button Histogram Number of pixels→ A histogram shows the brightness distribution of an image. The horizontal axis represents brightness (dark at the left and bright at the right) and the vertical axis represents the number of pixels. The shape of the histogram (Dark) ← Brightness → (Bright) before and after shooting tells Dark portions you whether the brightness and Bright portions contrast are correct or not, and lets you decide if you need to use EV compensation and take the picture again. Setting the Exposure (EV Compensation) 1p.121 Understanding Brightness If the brightness is correct, the graph peaks in the middle. If the image is too dark, the peak is on the left side, and if it is too bright, the peak is on the right side. Dark image Correct image Bright image 29