Advanced (Recording pictures)
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∫ Recording guideline
When you align the subject on the horizontal
and vertical guidelines or the cross point of
these lines, you can take pictures with
well-designed composition by viewing the size,
the slope and the balance of the subject.
∫ About the Histogram
A histogram is a graph that displays brightness along the horizontal axis (black to white)
and the number of pixels at each brightness level on the vertical axis.
It allows you to easily check a picture’s exposure.
Examples of histogram
Note
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When you take pictures with the flash or in dark places, the histogram is displayed in
orange because the recorded picture and the histogram do not match each other.
•The histogram is an approximation in Recording Mode.
•The histogram of a picture may not match in Recording Mode and Playback Mode.
•The histogram displayed in this camera does not match histograms displayed by picture editing
software used in PCs etc.
•Histograms are not displayed in the following cases.
–Intelligent Auto Mode
–Multi Playback
–Motion Picture Mode
–Playback zoom
–Calendar
–[PHOTO FRAME] in Scene Mode
–When the component cable is connected
A []:This is used when dividing the entire screen into 3k3 for taking pictures with a
well-balanced composition.
B []:This is used when you want to position the subject at the exact center of the
screen.
1 Properly Exposed
2 Underexposed
3 Overexposed
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