Operation Manual

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Before You Begin
Introduction
Hiding and Viewing Indicators
Press DISP/BACK to cycle through shooting and playback indicators as follows:
• Shooting: Indicators displayed/indicators hidden/best framing/HD framing/histogram
• Playback: Indicators displayed/indicators hidden/I favorites (P 58)/photo info
Histograms
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:OFF
ISO 400
1/250
F 4.5
2
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N
q
Dynamic range
w
Image size and quality
e
Sensitivity
r
Shutter speed/aperture
t
Film simulation
y
Flash mode
u
White balance
i
Exposure compensation
o
Frame number
!0
Picture (overexposed areas blink on and off )
!1
Histogram
Overexposed areas blink on and
off.
Histograms show the distribution of tones in the im-
age. Brightness is shown by the horizontal axis, the
number of pixels by the vertical axis.
Pixel brightness
Shadows Highlights
pixels
No. of
Optimal exposure: Pixels are
distributed in an even curve
throughout the tone range.
Overexposed: Pixels are clustered
at the right side of the graph.
Underexposed: Pixels are clustered
at the left side of the graph.