User manual
Table Of Contents
- PACKAGE CONTENTS / ACCESSORIES
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
- HANDLING PRECAUTIONS
- BASIC OPERATION AND QUICK REFERENCE
- DESCRIPTION OF THE PARTS
- MONITOR DISPLAY DURING SHOOTING
- PREPARATION
- ATTACHING THE CARRY STRAP
- LOCK SWITCH
- LOADING THE BATTERY
- MOUNTING AND REMOVING THE LENS
- SETTING THE LANGUAGE
- SETTING THE TIME AND DATE
- CAMERA SET-UP MENU
- QUICK SET MENU
- SELECTING THE MONITOR
- CHANGING THE DISPLAY MODE
- INSERTING AND REMOVING THE CARD
- FORMATTING THE CARD
- DIOPTER ADJUSTMENT
- SHUTTER BUTTON
- QUICK PREVIEW
- BASIC OPERATION
- ADVANCED OPERATION
- SETTING THE WHITE BALANCE (WB)
- SETTING THE SENSITIVITY (ISO EQUIVALENCY)
- IMAGE FILE SETTING
- SELECTING THE METERING MODE
- AF/AEL BUTTON
- EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
- AUTO BRACKETING
- SFD MODE (SUPER FINE DETAIL)
- COLOR MODE
- CUSTOM BRACKETING
- TONE CONTROL
- COLOR SPACE
- AUTO ROTATE
- CUSTOM MODE
- USING THE EXTERNAL FLASH
- USING Eye-Fi CARD (Eye-Fi Connected)
- REVIEWING AND DELETING IMAGES
- OTHER REVIEWING FEATURES
- CHANGING OTHER SETTINGS
- CONNECTING TO A COMPUTER OR TV
- REFERENCE
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HISTOGRAM
The histogram is a graph depicting the distribution of brightness values in
the image for each of the three color channels (Red, Green, and Blue) (The
histogram displayed in the Shooting Mode is the distribution of tones in the
image). The horizontal axis shows the brightness level, with darker pixels
towards the left side and brighter pixels toward the right. The vertical axis
shows the proportion of pixels at each level of brightness.
By examining the histogram of the full image, you can gauge the overall
exposure of that image. You can also use the histogram to determine if
zoomed-in sections of an image are over or under exposed.
This histogram shows that the higher pixel
values are never used in the image,
indicating that the image is underexposed,
and therefore will appear dark. In general,
when the histogram is higher on the left
side, the image is mostly composed of
dark pixels, causing it to appear
dark—either because the image is
underexposed or because it is a dark
scene such as night shot or sunset.
This histogram shows a fairly even
distribution of pixel values, indicating that
the image is well exposed, with good
contrast. However, the histogram
distribution of a well exposed image will
vary greatly depending on the subject.
This histogram shows that many of the
pixel values are at their brightness limit,
indicating that some areas of the image
may be blown out. In general, when the
histogram runs off the right side, the image
will have many white pixels—either
because the image is overexposed or
because it is a bright scene such as the
beach or snow.