Olympus E-400 - Manual (Page 121)

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Shooting tips and information
Getting to know your camera better
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Confirming the exposure when it is difficult to view the monitor outdoors
The monitor may be difficult to view and the exposure difficult to confirm when
shooting outdoors.
During image playback, press the
INFO button repeatedly to display the
histogram.
The following shows you how to read the histogram display easily.
How to read the histogram
1 If the graph has many peaks around here, the image will
appear mostly black.
2 If the graph has many peaks around here, the image will
appear mostly white.
g “Information display” (P. 81)
Playback tips
Understanding the settings and other information of pictures taken
Play back a picture, and press the
INFO button. Press the button repeatedly
to change the amount of information displayed.
g “Information
display” (P. 81)
Viewing pictures on a computer
Viewing the entire picture on a computer screen
The size of the picture displayed on a computer screen changes depending on
the computer settings. When the monitor setting is 1024 × 768 and you are
using Internet Explorer to view a picture with an image size of 2048 × 1536 at
100 %, the entire picture cannot be viewed without scrolling. There are several
ways you can view the entire picture on the computer screen.
View the picture using image browsing software
• Install the OLYMPUS Master software from the provided CD-ROM.
Change the monitor setting
• The icons on the computer desktop may be rearranged. For details of changing
the settings on your computer, refer to the computer’s manual.
To view recorded images in RAW
• Install the OLYMPUS Master software using the provided CD-ROM. You can
use the RAW development function in OLYMPUS Master to set the image to
the setting during shooting and change detailed settings of exposure
compensation and white balance.
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