Nikon D60OUTFIT, D60BODY, 25438 Highlights, Frame number/total number of images Histogram

Viewing Photographs in Full-Frame Playback

Highlights

The brightest portions of the image (highlights) blink. Details may be lost (“washed out”) in areas of highlights that are overexposed. Use highlights as a guide when setting exposure.

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Histogram

A graph showing the distribution of tones in the image (histogram) is displayed*. The horizontal axis corresponds to pixel brightness, with dark pixels at the left and bright pixels at the right. The vertical axis shows the number of pixels of each brightness in the image.

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Some sample histograms are shown below:

•If the image contains objects with a wide range of brightnesses, the distribution of tones will be relatively even.

•If the image is dark, tone distribution will be shifted to

the left.

•If the image is bright, tone distribution will be shifted

to the right.

Increasing exposure compensation shifts tone distribution to the right. Tone distribution shifts to the left when exposure compensation is decreased. If bright ambient lighting makes it difficult to see the display in the monitor, the histogram can be used to get an idea of overall exposure.

*Note that camera histograms are intended as a guide only and may differ from those displayed in imaging applications.

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