Canon DC420 - Manual (Page 57)

Photos • 57
The area to the right of the histogram
represents highlights and the left side
represents shadows. A still image
whose histogram skews to the right is
relatively bright; while one whose
histogram peaks to the left, is relatively
dark.
NOTES
• The histogram will appear also after
recording a still image, unless you
pressed
while reviewing the still
image immediately after recording it.
• In mode, press
repeatedly to turn the histogram and
other onscreen displays on and off
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43).
Protecting Photos
You can protect still images from
accidental erasure.
[ PROTECT]
[ PROTECT]: The image selection
screen appears.
1 Select ( ) the still image you
want to protect.
2 Press to protect the still image.
appears on the bottom bar and
the image cannot be erased. Press
again to remove the image
protection.
3 Repeat steps 1-2 to protect
additional images or press
twice to close the menu.
IMPORTANT
Initializing the memory card ( 57) will
permanently erase all still images, including
protected ones.
Initializing the Memory Card
Initialize memory cards when you use
them with this camcorder for the first
time, or to erase all the still images on
them.
Options
[ MENU]
[ STILL IMG OPER.]
[INITIALIZE CARD]
Select the card initialization
method
[YES]*
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F
ROM THE IMAGE SELECTION SCREEN
Shadows
Pixel Coun
t
Highlights
DISP.
DISP.
FUNC.
[INITIALIZE]
Clears the file allocation table but does not
physically erase the stored data.
[COMPL.INIT.]
Erases all data completely.
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FUNC.
FUNC.
FUNC.