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.

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•The histogram also appears when the mode dial

is set to , but you cannot adjust the exposure.

•The histogram also appears when you press DISPLAY/LCD BACK LIGHT ON/OFF while playing back a single image (page 32) or during Quick Review (page 24).

•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 playing back an image recorded with the mode dial set to

• appears in the following cases:

–When recording in the smart zoom range

–When the image size is [4.5M (3:2)]

–When rotating a still image

•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 single-image or during Quick Review.

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

–When the flash strobes

–When [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.

Selecting the metering mode

Mode dial: P/S/A/M/SCN/

This function enables you to select the metering mode to suit the shooting conditions and purpose.

Multi-pattern metering ( )

The image is divided into multiple regions and metering is performed for each region. The camera judges the subject position and background brightness, and determines a well-balanced exposure.

The camera is set to multi-pattern metering as the factory setting.

Center-weighted metering ( )

Metering is performed with priority given to the center of the image. The camera determines the exposure based on the brightness of a subject near the center according to the shooting aim.

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