Viewing

Still Images

Movies

Switching Display Modes

Press the <l> button to view other information on the screen, or to hide the information. For details on the information displayed, see =255.

Open the screen to activate it when the camera is on. This will deactivate the viewfinder. Similarly, close the screen (facing the camera body) to deactivate it and activate the viewfinder (=18).

No Information

Simple

Detailed

Enables you to check

Display

Information

Information

the focus (=165)*

 

Display

Display

 

*Not shown for movies.

• Switching display modes by pressing the <l> button is also possible immediately after you shoot, while your shot is displayed. However, simple information display is not available. To change the initial display mode, press the <n> button and choose [Review Info] on the [4] tab (=84).

Still Images

Movies

Overexposure Warning (for Image Highlights)

Washed-out highlights in the image flash on the screen in detailed information display (see above).

Still Images

Movies

Histogram

High

Low

Dark Bright

162

zzThe graph in detailed information display (see above) is a histogram showing the distribution of brightness in the image. The horizontal axis represents the degree of brightness, and the vertical axis, how much of the image is at each level of brightness. Viewing the histogram is a way to check exposure.

zzThe histogram can also be accessed while shooting (=154, 255).