Pentax K20D - Manual (Page 183)

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Changing Playback Display Method
The camera switches display information when you press the M
button in the Playback screen.
A histogram shows the brightness
distribution of an image. The horizontal
axis represents brightness (dark at the
left and bright at the right) and the
vertical axis represents the number of
pixels.
The u features two histogram
displays. The “Brightness histogram”
shows the distribution of brightness
and the “RGB histogram” shows the
distribution of color intensity.
1
Histogram Display (p.26)
The shape of the histogram before and after shooting tells you whether the
brightness and contrast are correct or not, and lets you decide if you need to use
EV compensation and take the picture again.
1 Adjusting the Exposure (p.100)
Standard Captured image and indicators are displayed.
Histogram Images and histogram (Brightness/RGB) are displayed.
Detailed Info
Shooting information appears with a small image in the
upper left.
No info. Display Only captured images are displayed.
• Refer to p.25 for various display information details.
• The information that is shown first during Playback is the last screen that was
displayed in the previous session. The information can also be displayed from
Standard when setting in [Memory] (p.236) in the [A Rec. Mode] menu.
Using the Histogram
N
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pix
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s→
←Brightness→ (Dark) (Bright)
Dark portions Bright portions