Operating Instructions

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VQT1C76
Advanced-Shooting
■ About guide line display
When you align the subject on the guide
lines 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.
■ 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 the camera user to easily check
the way a picture is being exposed.
• When the values in the histogram are
distributed evenly A, the exposure is
adequate and the brightness is well-
balanced.
• When the values are concentrated to
the left B, the picture is under exposed.
Pictures that are mostly black, such
as night scenery, forms this type of
histogram.
• When the values are concentrated to
the right C, the picture is over exposed.
Pictures that are mostly white, form this
type of histogram.
Example of histogram
A Properly Exposed
B Under Exposed
C Over Exposed
* Histogram
• The image you are shooting and
the histogram may not match when
shooting in a dark place or with the
fl ash. The histogram will be orange to
indicate this.
• The histogram in the recording mode is
an approximation.
• The histogram in recording and playback
may not match each other.
• The histogram in this camera does not
match the one displayed in image editing
software used with a PC, etc.
• No histogram appears in the following
cases.
– In simple mode [ ].
– In motion picture mode [i].
– While multi playback is in progress.
– While calendar playback is in progress.
– While playback zoom is in use.
F2.8 1/100
200
ISO
AWB
F2.8 1/200
200
ISO
AWB
F2.8 1/50
200
ISO
AWB
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100-0001
1/19
100-0001
1/19
100-0001
1/19
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C
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10 00 JAN1 2007
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10 00 JAN1 2007