Displaying A Histogram - Sony DSC-F717 Operating Instructions (primary manual) Operating Instructions Manual

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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a Set the mode dial to
or SCN.
b Press DISPLAY to display the
histogram.
c Adjust the exposure based on
the histogram.
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Adjusting the exposure to the + side shifts
the histogram to the right side.
Bright
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
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
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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.