Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H9 - Manual (Page 24)

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Changing the screen display
Each time you press the v (DISP) button,
the display changes as follows.
• 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.
• The display becomes Histogram on t
Indicators off t Indicators on when connected
to a TV (page 85).
• 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
• A large difference in the histogram displayed
when shooting and during playback may occur
when:
– The flash strobes.
– The shutter speed is slow or fast.
• The histogram may not appear for images
recorded using other cameras.
z Adjusting EV (Exposure Value) by
displaying a histogram
A histogram is a graph showing the
brightness of an image. Adjust the mode
dial to settings other than
, and press v
(DISP) repeatedly to display the histogram
inside 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.
A
Number of pixels
B Brightness
• The histogram also appears when playing back a
single image, but you cannot adjust the
exposure.
v (DISP) (Screen
display button)
button
Brightness of LCD backlight up
Indicators off
Indicators on
Histogram display
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Histogram on
During playback,
the image
information is
displayed.
Bright Dark
A
B