Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50 Instruction Manual page 71

Changing the screen display
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Dark Bright
A histogram is a graph showing the
brightness of an image. Press A (DISP) on
the control button repeatedly to display the
histogram on the screen. The graph display
indicates a bright image when skewed to
the right side, and a dark image when
skewed to the left side.
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Number of pixels
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Brightness
.~. Adjusting EV (Exposure Value) by
displaying a histogram
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If you view images in bright outside light, adjust
the brightness of the LCD backlight up.
However, the battery power may decrease faster
under such condition.
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The histogram does not appear in the following
situations:
While shooting
- When the menu is displayed.
- When recording movies.
During playback
- When the menu is displayed.
- In index mode.
- When you are using playback zoom.
- When you are rotating still images.
- During playback of movies.
- When the Favorites List is displayed.
- When the Date List is displayed.
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A large difference in the histogram displayed
during shooting and playback may occur when:
- The flash strobes.
- The shutter speed is slow or fast.
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The histogram may not appear for images
recorded using other cameras.
Histogram
display
During
playback, the
image
information is
displayed.
A (DISP) (Screen
display) button
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Histogram on*
Indicators off*
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Indicators on*
Indicators on
Each time you press A (DISP) on the
control button, the display changes as
follows:
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The brightness of the LCD Backlight is set to
up.
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The histogram also appears when playing back a
single image, but you cannot adjust the
exposure.
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