Instruction Manual

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3. Basic Operation
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 a suitable exposure is not achieved with the flash closed
– When the brightness of the screen is not correctly displayed in dark places
• The histogram in Recording Mode is an approximation.
• The histogram displayed in this camera may not match Histograms displayed by picture editing
software used in computers etc.
Displaying/not displaying the guide lines
•
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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