Histogram Display - Olympus CAMEDIA C-770 Ultra Zoom Reference Manual

Histogram display

During shooting and playback of still pictures, you can display a histogram
showing the brightness and contrast of your subject in the viewfinder or
monitor.
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
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When the image is bright
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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
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If the peak fills
too much of the
left frame, the
image will appear
mostly black.