HISTOGRAM DISPLAY
1. Image size (p. 72)
2. Image quality (p. 72)
3. Shutter speed
4. Aperture
5. Exposure mode (p. 39)
6. Camera sensitivity (ISO) (p. 54)
7. Histogram
8. Focal length
9. Exposure compensation (p. 48)
The dark area of the histogram shows the luminance distribution of the recorded image
from black (left) to white (right). Each one of the 256 vertical lines indicates the relative
proportion of that light value in the image. The histogram can be used to evaluate
exposure and contrast, but displays no color information.
10. Flash compensation (p. 60)
11. White-balance mode (p. 64)
12. Metering mode (p. 59)
13. Anti-Shake
14. Folder name - file number (p. 120)
15. Date of recording
16. Frame number /
Luminance limit display
Areas of the image approaching the shadow and highlight
luminance limit are indicated in the image thumbnail. The
portions of the image which levels are close to 0 and 255 flash.
To view the histogram of the
displayed image, press the up
key. Press the down key to return
to single-frame playback.
Total number of images
35
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