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Before You Begin
Camera Displays
Histograms
Histograms show the distribution of tones in the image. Brightness is
shown by the horizontal axis, the number of pixels by the vertical axis.
Number of pixels
Shadows Highlights
Pixel brightness
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Optimal exposure: Pixels are distributed in an even curve
throughout the tone range.
•
Overexposed: Pixels are clustered on the right side of
the graph.
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Underexposed: Pixels are clustered on the left side of
the graph.
To view separate RGB histograms and a dis-
play showing areas of the frame that will be
overexposed at current settings superimposed
on the view through the lens, press the func-
tion button to which HISTOGRAM is assigned
(P 204, 228).
A
Overexposed areas blink
B
RGB histograms
AB
N
In movie mode, potentially overexposed areas (highlights) do not
blink on and o but are instead indicated by zebra stripes (P 154).
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