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Advanced (Recording pictures)
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Recording guideline
When you align the subject on the horizontal
and vertical guidelines or the cross point of
these lines, you can take pictures with
well-designed composition by viewing the size,
the slope and the balance of the subject.
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About the Histogram
A histogram is a graph that displays brightness along the horizontal axis (black to white)
and the number of pixels at each brightness level on the vertical axis.
It allows you to easily check a picture’s exposure.
Examples of histogram
Note
• When you take pictures with the flash or in dark places, the histogram is displayed in
orange because the recorded picture and the histogram do not match each other.
• The histogram is an approximation in Recording Mode.
• The histogram of a picture may not match in Recording Mode and Playback Mode.
• The histogram displayed in this camera does not match histograms displayed by picture editing
software used in PCs etc.
• Histograms are not displayed in the following cases.
– Intelligent Auto Mode
– Multi Playback
– Motion Picture Mode
– Playback Zoom
– Clipboard Mode
– Calendar
– [PHOTO FRAME] in Scene Mode
A
[
]:
This is used when dividing the entire screen into 3
k
3 for taking pictures with a
well-balanced composition.
B
[
]:
This is used when you want to position the subject at the exact center of the
screen.
1
Properly Exposed
2
Underexposed
3
Overexposed
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Histogram
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1/5
1/5
1/5
1/5
1/5
1/5
1/5
1/5
F
3
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3
1/100
F
3
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3
1/100
F
3
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3
1/100
F4.0 1/200
F4.0 1/200
F4.0 1/200
F
3
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3
1/50
F
3
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3
1/50
F
3
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3
1/50
