B Shooting Information Display272Highlight AlertWhen the shooting information is displayed, any overexposed areas of theimage will blink. To obtain more image detail in the overexposed areas, setthe exposure compensation to a negative amount and shoot again.HistogramThe brightness histogram shows the exposure level distribution and overallbrightness. The RGB histogram is for checking the color saturation andgradation. The display can be switched with [x2: Histogram disp].[Brightness] DisplayThis histogram is a graph showing the distribution ofthe image’s brightness level. The horizontal axisindicates the brightness level (darker on the left andbrighter on the right), while the vertical axis indicateshow many pixels exist for each brightness level. Themore pixels there are toward the left, the darker theimage. The more pixels there are toward the right,the brighter the image. If there are too many pixels onthe left, the shadow detail will be lost. If there are toomany pixels on the right, the highlight detail will belost. The gradation in-between will be reproduced. Bychecking the image and its brightness histogram, youcan see the exposure level inclination and the overall gradation.[RGB] DisplayThis histogram is a graph showing the distribution of each primary color’sbrightness level in the image (RGB or red, green, and blue). The horizontalaxis indicates the color’s brightness level (darker on the left and brighteron the right), while the vertical axis indicates how many pixels exist foreach color brightness level. The more pixels there are toward the left, thedarker and less prominent the color. The more pixels there are toward theright, the brighter and denser the color. If there are too many pixels on theleft, the respective color information will be lacking. If there are too manypixels on the right, the color will be too saturated with no gradation. Bychecking the image’s RGB histogram, you can see the color’s saturationand gradation condition, as well as white balance inclination.Sample HistogramsDark imageNormal brightnessBright image
