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aking Pictures

Taking Pictures

Displaying Shooting Information (Capture Mode)

You can display information on the LCD monitor when shooting.
The display mode can be changed by pressing the Display but-
ton.

Display On
Shooting information is displayed.

q Flash mode w Drive mode
e Focus mode r Capture mode
t AF area
y Number of images can be taken
u Data & time i Battery indicator

Histogram Display
The brightness distribution of the image is dis-
played.
The x-axis shows the brightness (dark-
est at the left end and brightest at the
right end) and the y-axis shows the
pixel numbers.

q Recorded pixels w Quality level
e White balance r AE metering
t Sensitivity y Histogram

• When the focus mode is set to

Autofocus mode, the AF area
frame is displayed.

Grid Display
The grid is displayed. This is useful for
composing detailed pictures.

• When the focus mode is set to

Autofocus mode, the AF area
frame is displayed.

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