Olympus C-730 Ultra Zoom - Manual (Page 172)

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Chapter 8
Histogram display
You can display a histogram showing the brightness and contrast of the
subject in your monitor during shooting. Checking the histogram enables
precise exposure control. During playback, you can display a histogram
showing the brightness and contrast of recorded pictures. The histogram's
brightness and contrast data helps you.
Mode dial
setting
, , , , , , , A/S/M, P:
In the top menu, select MODE MENU T
CAMERA T
T ON. Press . Press
again to cancel the menu.
:
Press to display the top menu.
Pressing
ñ
turns on.
Example: When the histogram is displayed during
shooting (P mode)
HQ
ñ button
button
Histogram of the area in the
AF target mark (green)
Darker Brighter
The orange frame indicates lows that
will drop out.
Histogram of the whole
frame (white)
The orange frame
indicates highs that will
drop out.
● The histogram displayed during shooting may differ from the histogram
displayed during playback.
● A histogram may not appear when you play back pictures shot on another
camera.
● The histogram does not appear when you are shooting in M mode or multi-
metering mode, or while pressing the shutter button.
Note