3. Basic Operation
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Displaying/not displaying the histogram
You can set the position by pressing 3/4/2/1.
•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.
A dark
B bright
•When the recorded picture and the histogram do not match each other under the
following conditions, the histogram is displayed in orange.
– When the Manual Exposure Assistance is other than [0] during exposure compensation or in
the Manual Exposure Mode
– When the flash is activated
– When suitable exposure is not achieved with the flash closed
– When the brightness of the screen is not correctly displayed in dark places
•The Histogram is an approximation in Recording Mode.
•The Histogram displayed in this camera does not match Histograms displayed by picture
editing software used in PCs etc.
Displaying/not displaying the guide lines
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The guide lines are not displayed in [Panorama Shot] in Scene Guide Mode.
When [ ] is set, guideline positions can be set by pressing 3/4/2/
1.
Displaying/not displaying the on-monitor recording information screen
> [Custom] > [Histogram] > [ON]/[OFF]
> [Custom] > [Guide Line] > [ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[OFF]
> [Custom] > [Monitor Info. Disp.] > [ON]/[OFF]
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