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Getting to know your camera better
Image quality is a combination of desired image size and compression level. Use the following
examples to help determine the right quality when shooting.
To make high quality prints on full-size paper such as A3. To edit and process images on a
computer
• [SHQ] or [HQ]
To print A3/A4-size images
•[SQ1]
To print postcard-size images/To send as an e-mail attachment or post on a web site
•[SQ2]
To express the broadness of a subject such as landscapes/to view pictures on a wide-screen
television.
•[16:9]
g “IMAGE QUALITY Changing the image quality” (P. 19)
• This camera retains the settings even after the power is turned off (except when s is
set). To return the settings to default settings, execute [RESET].
g “RESET Restoring default settings” (P. 19)
The monitor may be difficult to see (and the exposure difficult to confirm) when shooting under
bright light.
Press O repeatedly to display the histogram
• Set the exposure so that the graph is concentrated on the outer edges and the graph is
balanced on both sides.
g
“
O
button Changing the information displays /Display the menu guide/Checking the
time” (P. 16)
Selecting the appropriate image quality
Restoring default settings
Confirming the exposure when the monitor is difficult to see outdoors
How to read the histogram
1 If the peak fills too much of the frame, the image will
appear mostly black.
2 If the peak fills too much of the frame, the image will
appear mostly white.
3 The part indicated in green in the histogram shows
the luminance distribution within the AF target mark.
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