Nikon Coolpix B500 Reference Manual page 24

Tone Level Information Display
You can check for loss of contrast detail in highlights and shadows from the
histogram that is displayed, or the display for the tone level. These provide guidelines
when adjusting the image brightness with functions such as exposure compensation.
Current image number/
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total number of images
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Histogram
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Tone level
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ISO sensitivity............................................. 111
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White balance............................................ 107
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Image mode............................................... 106
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Time of recording.............................14, 134
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A histogram is a graph showing the distribution of tones in the image. The horizontal axis
corresponds to pixel brightness, with dark tones to the left and bright tones to the right.
The vertical axis shows the number of pixels.
2
The tone level indicates the brightness level.
Parts of the Camera
The Monitor
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1 / 2 5 0 1 / 2 5 0
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0 . 0 0 . 0
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0 0 0 4 . J P G 0 0 0 4 . J P G
1 5 / 1 1 / 2 0 1 6 1 5 : 3 0 1 5 / 1 1 / 2 0 1 6 1 5 : 3 0
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1 2 5 1 2 5
F 3 F 3
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Date of recording.............................14, 134
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File number and type............................165
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10 Exposure compensation value .......... 53
11 Shooting mode ........................................... 29
12 Shutter speed ............................................... 56
13 F-number ........................................................ 56
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4 / 4 4 / 4
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