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Histogram display — Displaying the brightness distribution of still pictures, Useful functions

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Histogram display - Displaying the brightness distribution of still pictures While you are taking still pictures or playing them back, you can display a histogram on the monitor that shows the brightness and contrast of your subject. You can also display the darkest shadows and brightest highlights directly on the image. Checking the histogram during shooting enables more precise exposure control. During playback, you can check the brightness and contrast of recorded pictures. The histogram display can be set separately for shooting mode and playback mode. Histogram display during shooting When the image is bright P 1/800 F2.8 +2.0 When the image is dark P 1/800 F2.8 -2.0 HQ HQ If the peak fills too If the peak fills too much of the right much of the left frame, the image frame, the image will appear mostly white. will appear mostly black. 7 Histogram display during playback Useful functions HQ F2.8 1/250 0.0 WB AUTO ISO100 '04.09.12 12:30 30 113

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Useful functions
Histogram display
—
Displaying the
brightness distribution of still pictures
P 1/800 F2.8
+
2.0
P 1/800 F2.8
–
2.0
HQ
HQ
While you are taking still pictures or playing them back, you can display a
histogram on the monitor that shows the brightness and contrast of your
subject. You can also display the darkest shadows and brightest highlights
directly on the image.
Checking the histogram during shooting enables more precise exposure
control. During playback, you can check the brightness and contrast of
recorded pictures.
The histogram display can be set separately for shooting mode and playback
mode.
When the image is bright
When the image is dark
If the peak fills too
much of the right
frame, the image
will appear mostly
white.
If the peak fills too
much of the left
frame, the image
will appear mostly
black.
Histogram display during shooting
HQ
HQ
F2.8
1/250
0.0
WB AUTO
WB AUTO
ISO100
ISO100
’
04.09.12 12:30
30
Histogram display during playback