Indicator - Canon PowerShot S95 User Manual

Histogram during Playback
Dark
Bright
RGB Histogram
RGB Histogram

Indicator

The indicator on the back of the camera (p. 43) will light or blink depending
on the camera's status.
Colors Status
Lights
Green
Blinks
Lights
Orange
Blinks
When the indicator blinks green, data is being recorded/read or various
information is being transmitted. Do not turn off the power, open the
memory card slot/battery cover, shake or jolt the camera. These actions
may corrupt the image data or cause the camera or memory card to
malfunction.
●
The graph that appears in "Detailed
High
Information Display" (p. 44) is called the
histogram. The histogram shows the
distribution of brightness in an image
Low
horizontally, and the amount of brightness
vertically. When the graph approaches the
right side, the image is bright, but when it
approaches the left side, the image is dark,
and in this way you can judge the exposure.
●
The histogram can also be displayed while
shooting (p. 164).
● If you press the o button in "Detailed
Information Display", the RGB histogram
will appear. The RGB histogram shows the
distribution of shades of red, blue and
green in an image. The shades are shown
horizontally, and the amount of each
shade vertically. In this way you can judge
the color of an image.
● Press the o button again to restore
"Detailed Information Display".
Shooting preparation complete/Display off (p. 160)
Recording/reading/transmitting image data
Shooting preparation complete (flash on)
Camera shake warning (p. 54)
Operation Status
Indicator
45