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Part I: Fast Track to Super Snaps
Figure 1-22:
This screen requires that you press the right-arrow key after selecting an
option. After pressing the right-arrow key, you see the screen where you
can enable or disable the display.
Here's an overview of the five styles you can enable or disable. (You can't
disable the default display style, which is the one shown in Figure 1-17.)
•
Displayed Grid: Enabling
this option adds gridlines
to the screen, as shown
in Figure 1-21. The grid is
helpful for ensuring that the
horizon line is level or in
other cases where you want
to compose the shot so that
objects fall into some other
precise alignment.
To enable the grid, choose
Displayed Grid, as shown
on the left in Figure 1-22,
and then press the right-
arrow key. You then see a
list of four grid styles, as shown on the right in Figure 1-22. Make
your selection and press OK. To disable the grid display, return to
the menu and choose Off.
You can choose from four grid styles.
•
Histogram: Choose the menu item represented by the histogram
symbol (refer to Figure 1-20) to enable or disable the histogram
display. This display mode is enabled by default.
•
Highlight & Shadow: This display alerts you to areas of the frame
that may be seriously overexposed or underexposed at your current
exposure settings. When you press the shutter button halfway, over-
exposed areas are indicated by a red overlay, and underexposed
Figure 1-21:
The grid display is helpful for
checking that the horizon line is level.
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