Nikon COOLPIX P7800 Reference Manual - Page 39

COOLPIX Picture Control, Parts of the Camera and Main Functions, Tone level information display - dark pictures

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Parts of the Camera and Main Functions Tone level information display1 (A11) 11 10 1/250 F5.6 98 7 4 132 6 1 2 3 4 5 1 ISO sensitivity 72 2 Exposure compensation value... 69 3 White balance 72 4 COOLPIX Picture Control 72 5 Image quality/Image size 72 Current image number/ 6 total number of images 7 Aperture value 49 8 Shutter speed 49 9 Shooting mode2 31 10 Tone level3 11 Histogram4 1 You can check for loss of contrast detail in highlights and shadows from the histogram that is displayed, or the flashing display for each tone level. These provide guidelines when adjusting the image brightness with functions such as exposure compensation. 2 A is displayed when the shooting mode A, y, u or A is selected. 3 The tone level indicates the brightness level. When the tone level to check is selected using the multi selector JK, the area of the image that corresponds to the selected tone level flashes. 4 A histogram is a graph showing the distribution of tones in the image. The horizontal axis corresponds to pixel brightness, with dark tones to the left and bright tones to the right. The vertical axis shows the number of pixels. 19

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Parts of the Camera and Main Functions
1
You can check for loss of contrast detail in highlights and shadows from the
histogram that is displayed, or the flashing display for each tone level. These
provide guidelines when adjusting the image brightness with functions such as
exposure compensation.
2
A
is displayed when the shooting mode
A
,
y
,
u
or
A
is selected.
3
The tone level indicates the brightness level. When the tone level to check is
selected using the multi selector
JK
, the area of the image that corresponds to
the selected tone level flashes.
4
A histogram is a graph showing the distribution of tones in the image. The
horizontal axis corresponds to pixel brightness, with dark tones to the left and
bright tones to the right. The vertical axis shows the number of pixels.
1/250
F5.6
132
4
2
4
1
5
3
6
7
8
9
10
11
Tone level information display
1
(
A
11)
1
ISO sensitivity
........................................
72
2
Exposure compensation value
... 69
3
White balance
......................................
72
4
COOLPIX Picture Control
...............
72
5
Image quality/Image size
..............
72
6
Current image number/
total number of images
7
Aperture value
.....................................
49
8
Shutter speed
.......................................
49
9
Shooting mode
2
.................................
31
10
Tone level
3
11
Histogram
4