Histogram Display - Olympus C-740 Ultra Zoom Basic Manual

Histogram display

During shooting and playback, you can display a histogram showing the
brightness and contrast of your subject in the monitor or viewfinder.
Checking the histogram enables precise exposure control when taking
pictures.
During playback, you can display a histogram showing the brightness and
contrast of recorded pictures.
The histogram display can be set separately for shooting mode and playback
mode.
Ex: When a histogram is displayed in P mode
SQ1 SQ1
When the image is bright
6
SQ1 SQ1
106
F2.8 F2.8
F2.8 F2.8
If the peak fills too
much of the right
frame, the image
will appear mostly
white.
The part indicated in green
in the histogram shows the
luminance distribution within
the AF target mark.
When the image is dark
F2.8 F2.8
SQ1 SQ1
If the peak fills too
much of the left
frame, the image
will appear mostly
black.