Taking Pictures; Displaying Shooting Information (Capture Mode) - Pentax Optio 550 Operating Manual

Taking Pictures

Displaying Shooting Information (Capture Mode)

You can display information on the LCD monitor when shooting.
The display mode can be changed by pressing the Display but-
ton.
Display On
Shooting information is displayed.
q Flash mode w Drive mode
e Focus mode r Capture mode
t AF area
y Number of images can be taken
u Data & time i Battery indicator
Histogram Display
The brightness distribution of the image is dis-
played.
The x-axis shows the brightness (dark-
est at the left end and brightest at the
right end) and the y-axis shows the
pixel numbers.
q Recorded pixels w Quality level
e White balance r AE metering
t Sensitivity y Histogram
• When the focus mode is set to
Grid Display
The grid is displayed. This is useful for
composing detailed pictures.
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Autofocus mode, the AF area
frame is displayed.
• When the focus mode is set to
Autofocus mode, the AF area
frame is displayed.
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