Switching Display Modes - Canon PowerShot SX50 HS User Manual

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Switching Display Modes

Press the <l> button to view other information on the screen, or to hide
the information. For details on the information displayed, see = 2 55.
Open the screen to activate it when the camera is on. This will deactivate
the viewfinder. Similarly, close the screen (facing the camera body) to
deactivate it and activate the viewfinder (= 1 8).
No Information
Display
*Not shown for movies.
• Switching display modes by pressing the <l> button is also possible
immediately after you shoot, while your shot is displayed. However, simple
information display is not available. To change the initial display mode, press
the <n> button and choose [Review Info] on the [4] tab (= 8 4).
Overexposure Warning (for Image Highlights)
Washed-out highlights in the image flash on the screen in detailed
information display (see above).
Histogram
Dark Bright
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Simple
Information
Display
z z The graph in detailed information display
High
(see above) is a histogram showing the
distribution of brightness in the image.
The horizontal axis represents the degree
Low
of brightness, and the vertical axis, how
much of the image is at each level of
brightness. Viewing the histogram is a
way to check exposure.
z z The histogram can also be accessed
while shooting (= 1 54, 255).
Still Images
Detailed Enables you to check
Information
the focus (= 1 65)*
Display
Still Images
Still Images
Movies
Movies
Movies