Canon VIXIA HV40 Instruction Manual page 62

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On-screen displays + Data code 2 on ==>
Only on-screen displays on ==>
Only tape-related displays (in stop mode
or playback pause) or All displays off
(during playback)
On-screen displays + Histogram3iData
code on ==>Only on-screen displays on ==>
All displays off
Tape related displays: Tape operation icon,
time code and remaining tape display,
2 Data code: Time, date and camera data atthe
time of recording. The contents to be
displayed can be selected as explained in the
following section.
3 Histogram display: For still images you can
display the complete camera data registered
at the time of recording. For details on how to
read the histogram display, refer to the
following section.
SeBecting the Data Cede
You can select the data code to be
displayed when playing back movies.
OptiOnS e Default vatue
Displays the date or time when the scene
or still image was recorded.
Displays both the date and time of the
recording.
Displays the aperture (f-stop) and shutter
speed used when recording the image.
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MENU
DISPLAY SETUPi_-
DATA CODE
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Reading the Histogram Display
When viewing still images you can
display the histogram and the icons of all
the functions used at the time of
recording. Use the histogram as a
reference to verify the correct exposure of
the still image.
The area to the right of the histogram
represents highlights and the left side
represents shadows. A still image whose
histogram skews to the right is relatively
bright; while one whose histogram peaks
to the left, is relatively dark.
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Shadows _,.._ Highlights
The histogram display will appear also after
recording a still image while reviewing it within
the time set for the [REVIEW] option (or
immediately after recording it, if [REVIEW] is set
to [_ OFF]).