Basic
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• 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 [n0EV] during exposure compensation
or in the Manual Exposure Mode
– When the flash is activated
– In [STARRY SKY] or [FIREWORKS] in Scene Mode
– When the flash is closed
• When the brightness of the screen is not correctly displayed in dark places
• When the exposure is not adequately adjusted
• 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
– Playback Zoom
– When recording motion pictures
– In [PHOTO FRAME] in Scene Mode
– Calendar Search
– When HDMI mini cable is connected
• Motion picture recording area display is only an approximation.
• Recording area display may disappear when zooming to Tele depending on the picture size
setting.
• It will be fixed to [OFF] during the Intelligent Auto Mode.
[HISTOGRAM]
This allows you to set either to display or not display the
histogram.
[OFF]/[ON]
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 optimal
C bright
[ REC AREA]
Angle of view for motion picture recording can be checked.
[OFF]/[ON]