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Enjoying the camera Changing the screen display Each time you press the (Screen display switch) button, the display changes as follows. Histogram on Histogram display Indicators off LCD screen off Indicators on • By pressing (Screen display switch) button longer, you can brighten the LCD backlight. (DSC-W50/W70 only) t step 5 in "Read This First" • When you set the histogram display to on, image information is displayed during playback. • The histogram does not appear in the following situations: While shooting - When the menu is displayed. - When recording movies During playback - When the menu is displayed. - In index mode - When you are using playback zoom. - When you are rotating still images. - During playback of movies • During image playback, you cannot turn the LCD screen off. • A large difference in the histogram displayed when shooting and during playback may occur when: - The flash strobes. - The shutter speed is slow or high. • The histogram may not appear for images recorded using other cameras. • When you set the LCD screen to off, the digital zoom does not function and [AF Mode] is set to [Single] (page 47). When you select (flash mode) / (self-timer) / (macro), the image is displayed for about two seconds. z Using a histogram A B Dark Bright A Number of pixels B Brightness A histogram is a graph showing the brightness of an image. Set the mode dial to , , or Scene Selection, then press (Screen display switch) repeatedly to display the histogram inside the screen. The graph display indicates a bright image when skewed to the right side, and a dark image when skewed to the left side. Adjust the exposure while checking it with the histogram (t step 5 in "Read This First"). • The histogram also appears when playing back a single image, but you cannot adjust the exposure. 23

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Enjoying the camera
Changing the screen display
Each time you press the
(Screen display
switch) button, the display changes as
follows.
•
By pressing
(Screen display switch) button
longer, you can brighten the LCD backlight.
(DSC-W50/W70 only)
t
step 5 in “Read This
First”
•
When you set the histogram display to on,
image information is displayed during playback.
•
The histogram does not appear in the following
situations:
While shooting
–
When the menu is displayed.
–
When recording movies
During playback
–
When the menu is displayed.
–
In index mode
–
When you are using playback zoom.
–
When you are rotating still images.
–
During playback of movies
•
During image playback, you cannot turn the
LCD screen off.
•
A large difference in the histogram displayed
when shooting and during playback may occur
when:
–
The flash strobes.
–
The shutter speed is slow or high.
•
The histogram may not appear for images
recorded using other cameras.
•
When you set the LCD screen to off, the digital
zoom does not function and [AF Mode] is set to
[Single] (page 47). When you select
(flash
mode) /
(self-timer) /
(macro), the image
is displayed for about two seconds.
Histogram display
LCD screen off
Histogram on
Indicators off
Indicators on
z
Using a histogram
A histogram is a graph showing the brightness of
an image. Set the mode dial to
,
, or Scene
Selection, then press
(Screen display switch)
repeatedly to display the histogram inside the
screen. The graph display indicates a bright image
when skewed to the right side, and a dark image
when skewed to the left side. Adjust the exposure
while checking it with the histogram (
t
step 5 in
“Read This First”
).
A
Number of pixels
B
Brightness
•
The histogram also appears when playing back a single image, but you cannot adjust the exposure.
Bright
Dark
A
B