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.
∫ 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 the Recording Mode.
• The Histogram of a picture may not match in the Recording Mode and the 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
– Recording motion pictures
– Playback Zoom
– Clipboard Mode
– Calendar
– [PHOTO FRAME] in Scene Mode
– When HDMI cable is connected
A []:This is used when dividing the entire screen into 3k3 for taking pictures with a 
well-balanced composition.
B []:This is used when you want to position the subject at the exact centre of the 
screen.
1 Properly Exposed
2 Underexposed
3 Overexposed
¢ Histogram
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