Switching the information display, Gp. 39, How to read the histogram – Olympus E-5 User Manual
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You can switch the information displayed on the monitor by pressing
INFO button
repeatedly. You can also switch the information displayed by turning the dial while pressing
the
INFO button.
To quickly switch to the frequently used display:
j You can hide the information display for all modes except “Information display on”. [G/INFO
SETTINGS] (
gP. 109)
How to read the histogram:
j The following shows you how to read the histogram display easily.
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If the graph has many peaks around here, the image will appear
mostly black.
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If the graph has many peaks around here, the image will appear
mostly white.
3
The part indicated in green in the histogram shows the luminance
distribution within the spot metering area.
Switching the information display
TIPS
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250 F5.6
F5.6
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CF
S
F
F
1023
1023
1023
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250
250 F5.6
F5.6
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P
1023
1023
1023
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F5.6
F5.6
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F
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1023
1023
1023
SET
WB/
F
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+0.3
+1.0
+0.7
0.0
-0.3
+0.3
0.0
Information display on
*1
Image only
Histogram display
Highlight&shadow
display
*2
Multi view display
*2
(
gP. 40)
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250
250 F5.6
F5.6
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CF
S
F
F
1023
1023
1023
(
gP. 40)
*1 With [G/INFO SETTING] (P. 109), you can also select [w]/[x]/[y]/[D] for the ruled line display.
*2 It is displayed when [G/INFO SETTINGS] (
gP. 109) is [ON].
Some items are not displayed depending on the settings.
*3 During multiple exposure shooting (
gP. 51) or when [LEVEL GAUGE] (gP. 110) is set to [ON],
the information display switches to “Multiple exposure display” and “Digital level gauge display”.
*3
INFO
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INFO
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