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If you take this step, what you
see on the display may not be
an accurate rendition of the
actual exposure of your image.
Crank up the monitor bright-
ness, for example, and an under-
exposed photo may look just
fine. So keeping the brightness
at its default center position is a
good idea unless you're shoot-
ing in very bright or dark condi-
tions. As an alternative, you can
gauge exposure when reviewing
images by displaying a bright-
ness histogram, a tool that we
explain in Chapter 5.
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LCD Off/On Button: This option
determines what buttons you
press to turn the Shooting
Settings display on and off. Your
choices are as follows:
•
Shutter btn (button): At
this setting, things work
as we describe earlier in
this chapter, in the sec-
tion "Using the Shooting
Settings display." The
display turns on when you
press the shutter button
halfway and release it; the
display turns off when you
press and hold the button
halfway. You also can turn
the display on and off via the Disp button, but if you use Disp to
turn the display off, you have to press that button again to bring
the screen back to life.
•
Shutter/Disp: The display turns off and stays off when you press
the shutter button halfway. Press Disp to turn the display on again.
•
Remains on: The display turns off only when you press Disp. Press
the button again to wake the monitor up again.
✓
Date/Time: When you turn on your camera for the very first time, it
automatically displays this option and asks you to set the date and time.
Chapter 1: Getting the Lay of the Land
Figure 1-20:
Setup Menu 2 offers more ways to
customize basic operations.
Figure 1-21:
If you adjust monitor brightness,
don't rely on the screen to gauge picture
exposure.
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