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Displaying a histogram

A histogram is a graph showing the brightness of an image. The horizontal axis shows the brightness, and the vertical axis shows the number of pixels. The graph display indicates a bright image when skewed to the right side, a dark image when skewed to the left side.

A histogram can be used to check the exposure when the screen is difficult to see during recording and playback.

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a Set the mode dial to P, , ,, , or .

bPress to display the histogram.

cAdjust the exposure based on the histogram.

•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

while playing back a single image (page 37) or during Quick Review (page 26).

•The histogram does not appear in the following cases:

–When the menu is displayed

–When using playback zoom

–When recording or playing back movies

• appears and the histogram does not appear in the following cases:

–When recording in the digital zoom area

–When the image size is [3:2]

–When playing back Multi Burst images

–When rotating a still image

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

In particular a large difference may appear in the following cases:

–When the flash strobes

–When the shutter speed is slow or high

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

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