Indicators

Overexposure Warning during Playback

In “Detailed Information Display” (p. 45), overexposed areas of the image flash on the screen.

Histogram

 

 

 

High

The graph that appears in “Detailed

 

 

Information Display” (p. 45) is called the

 

 

histogram. The histogram shows the

 

Low

distribution and amount of brightness of

 

an image. When the graph approaches

 

 

Dark

Bright

the right side, the image is bright, but

 

 

when it approaches the left side, the

 

 

image is dark, and in this way you can

 

 

judge the exposure.

 

 

The histogram can also be displayed

 

 

while shooting (p. 148).

Indicators

The indicator on the back of the camera and the power lamp (p. 43) will light or blink depending on the camera’s status.

Lamp

Status

Camera Status

 

Lights orange

Shooting mode (p. 24)

Power Lamp

Lights green

Playback mode (p. 27)/Connected to a printer (p. 29)

 

Lights yellow

Connected to a computer (p. 36)

Indicator

Blinks red

Recording/reading/transmitting image data (p. 25)

When the indicator blinks red, data is being recorded/read or various information is being transmitted. Do not turn off the power, open the memory card slot/battery cover, shake or jolt the camera. These actions may corrupt the image data or cause the camera or memory card to malfunction.

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Canon SX20 IS manual Indicators, Overexposure Warning during Playback, Histogram