Canon DC420 DC410/DC420 Instruction Manual - Page 57

The area to the right of the histogram represents highlights and the left side represents shadows. A still image whose histogram skews to the right is relatively bright; while one whose histogram peaks to the left, is relatively dark. Pixel Count Shadows Highlights NOTES • The histogram will appear also after recording a still image, unless you pressed DISP. while reviewing the still image immediately after recording it. • In mode, press DISP. repeatedly to turn the histogram and other onscreen displays on and off ( 43). Protecting Photos You can protect still images from accidental erasure. ( 21) FUNC. [ PROTECT] [ PROTECT]: The image selection screen appears. FROM THE IMAGE SELECTION SCREEN 1 Select ( ) the still image you want to protect. 2 Press to protect the still image. appears on the bottom bar and the image cannot be erased. Press again to remove the image protection. 3 Repeat steps 1-2 to protect additional images or press FUNC. twice to close the menu. IMPORTANT Initializing the memory card ( 57) will permanently erase all still images, including protected ones. Initializing the Memory Card Initialize memory cards when you use them with this camcorder for the first time, or to erase all the still images on them. Options [INITIALIZE] Clears the file allocation table but does not physically erase the stored data. [COMPL.INIT.] Erases all data completely. ( 21) FUNC. [ MENU] [ STILL IMG OPER.] [INITIALIZE CARD] Select the card initialization method [YES]* FUNC. Photos • 57