Displaying a histogram

A histogram is a graph showing the brightness of the pixels contained in an image. The horizontal axis shows the brightness, and the vertical axis shows the number of pixels. Displaying a histogram during recording or playback lets you determine the proper exposure.

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aSet the mode dial to , S, A or SCN.bPress DISPLAY to display the histogram.cAdjust the exposure based on the histogram.

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Adjusting the exposure to the + side shifts the histogram to the right side.

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Adjusting the exposure to the – side shifts the histogram to the left side.

•The histogram also appears when the mode dial

is set to or M, but you cannot adjust the exposure.

•The histogram also appears when you press DISPLAY while playing back a single image (page 33) or during Quick Review (page 21).

•The histogram does not appear in the following cases:

–When the mode dial is set to SET UP or

–When the menu is displayed

–During Quick Review of an image recorded in Exposure Bracket mode

–When using playback zoom

• appears in the following cases:

–When recording in the digital zoom range

–During recording or playback in [2560 (3:2)] size

–When rotating a still image

•The histogram before recording represents the histogram of the image displayed on the screen at the that time. A difference occurs in the histogram before and after you press the shutter button. When this happens, check the histogram while playing back a single-image or during Quick Review.

In particular a large difference appears in the following cases:

–When the flash strobes

–When using the NightFraming function

–When [P. EFFECT] is set to [SOLARIZE]

–During slow shutter or high-speed shutter

•The histogram may not appear for images recorded using other cameras.

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