Histogram - Olympus CAMEDIA C-70 ZOOM Advanced Manual

Histogram

When shooting still pictures, you can display a histogram showing the
brightness and contrast of your subject in the monitor. You can also
display the black and white areas directly on the picture.
Displaying the brightness and contrast of your subject enables fine
adjustment of the exposure.
OFF Hides the histogram.
ON Displays the histogram for every picture.
DIRECT Displays the black and white areas directly on the picture.
Ex.1) When [ON] is selected in P mode
Bright picture
P 1/1000 1/1000
HQ HQ
The part indicated in green in the histogram shows the luminance distribution
within the AF target mark.
Ex.2) When [DIRECT] is selected in P mode
F2.8 F2.8 0.0 0.0
AF
target mark
30 30 30
If the peak fills too
much of the red
frame, the image will
appear mostly white.
Red dots: Mainly white area
Blue dots: Mainly black area
When there are black and white parts in the
same area, they are displayed as blue dots.
Dark picture
P 1/1000 1/1000
HQ HQ
If the peak fills too
much of the blue
frame, the image will
appear mostly black.
F2.8 F2.8 0.0 0.0
4
30 30 30
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