•The histogram also appears when you press
(screen status) while playing back a single image (page 39) or during Quick Review
•The histogram does not appear in the following cases:
–When the menu is displayed
–During Quick Review of an image recorded in Exposure Bracket mode
–When using playback zoom
–When shooting or playing back movies
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appears and the histogram does not appear in the following cases:
–When recording in the digital zoom range
–When the image size is [3:2]
–When playing back Multi Burst mode images
–When a still image is rotated
•The histogram before recording represents the histogram of the image displayed on the screen at 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
In particular a large difference may appear in the following cases:
–When the flash strobes
–When using the NightFraming function
–When [PFX] (P.Effect) is set to [Solarize]
–When the shutter speed is slow or high
•The histogram may not appear for images recorded using other cameras.
Shooting techniques
While shooting images, the camera automatically determines the exposure. When shooting a whitish overall image such as a backlit subject or a snowy scene, the camera judges that the subject is bright and may set a darker exposure for the image. In such cases, adjustment of the exposure in the + plus direction is effective.
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Adjust in the + direction
When shooting a darker overall image, the camera judges that the subject is dark and may set a brighter exposure for the image. In such cases, adjustment of the exposure in the – minus direction is effective.
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Adjust in the – direction
You can check the exposure referring to the histogram chart. Be careful not to overexpose or underexpose your subject (giving a whitish or darkish image).
You can try to adjust the exposure to suit your taste.
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