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Viewing multiple images: thumbnail playback – Nikon D40X User Manual

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Reference: More on Playback/Viewing Photographs on the Camera

Highlights

Histogram

Viewing Multiple Images: Thumbnail Playback

To display images in “contact sheets” of four or nine images, press
the button in full-frame playback. The following operations can
be performed while thumbnails are displayed:

Highlights are the brightest portions of the image. Details may be
lost (“washed out”) in areas of highlights that are overexposed.

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Protect status .......................................................................................................... 54

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Retouch indicator ................................................................................................ 89

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Highlights (indicated by flashing border)

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Frame number/total number of images

A histogram is a graph showing the distribution of tones in the
image. The horizontal axis corresponds to pixel brightness, with
dark pixels at the left and bright pixels at the right. The vertical axis
shows the number of pixels of each brightness in the image. Note
that camera histograms are intended as a guide only and may differ
from those displayed in imaging applications.

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Protect status ............................ 54

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Frame number/total
number of images

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Retouch indicator .................. 89

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Histogram

To

Use

Description

Display more

images per page

Increase number of images displayed from one (full-frame play-
back) to four or from four to nine.

Display fewer

images per page

Decrease number of images displayed from nine to four or from
four to one (full-frame playback).

View photo

View highlighted photograph full frame.

Highlight

photographs

or

Use multi selector or command dial to highlight photographs.

Delete photo

Delete highlighted photograph ( 54).

Protect photo

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Protect highlighted photograph ( 54).

Exit to shooting

mode

Shutter button

or

To return to shooting mode, press shutter-release button halfway
or press the button.

View menus

View menus ( 63).

Display shooting

information

Display shooting information ( 22).

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