SONY DSCP100
Owner's Manual

Displaying a histogram
A histogram is a graph showing the brightness of an image. The horizontal axis shows the brightness, and the vertical axis shows the number of pixels. The graph display indicates a bright image when skewed to the right side, a dark image when skewed to the left side. A histogram can be used to check the exposure when the screen is difficult to see during recording and playback.
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� The histogram also appears when the mode dial is set to or M, but you cannot adjust the exposure. � The histogram also appears when you press while playing back a single image (page 36) or during Quick Review (page 24). � The histogram does not appear in the following cases: � When the menu is displayed � When using playback zoom � When recording or playing back movies � appears and the histogram does not appear in the following cases: � When recording in the digital zoom area � When the image size is [3:2] � When playing back Multi Burst images � When rotating a still image � The histogram before recording represents the histogram of the image displayed on the LCD screen at the time. A difference occurs in the histogram before and after you press the shutter button. In this case, check the histogram while playing back a single-image or during Quick Review. In particular a large difference may appear in the following cases: � When the flash strobes � When the shutter speed is slow or high � The histogram may not appear for images recorded using other cameras.

Number of pixels

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Brightness Dark Bright

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a Set the mode dial to P or SCN. b Press to display the histogram. c Adjust the exposure based on the histogram.

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