23ENBasic operations2Switching the information displayYou can switch the information displayed in the monitor during shooting using theINFO button.INFOLevel gauge displayINFO INFO250250 F5.6 0.00.0PISO200INFOImage onlyHistogram displayInformation display on01:02:0301:02:033838250250 F5.6 0.00.0ISO-A20001:02:0301:02:033838250250 F5.6 0.00.0ISO-A200Histogram displayDisplay a histogram showing the distribution of brightness in the image. The horizontal axisgives the brightness, the vertical axis the number of pixels of each brightness in the image.Areas above the upper limit at shooting are displayed in red, those below the lower limit inblue, and the area metered using spot metering in green.Level gauge displayIndicate the orientation of the camera. The “tilt” direction is indicated on the vertical bar andthe “horizon” direction on the horizontal bar. Use the indicators on the level gauge as a guide.Focus lockIf the camera is unable to focus on the subject with the desired composition, use focus lock tofocus on the subject and then recompose the photograph.1 Position the subject to be focused on in the center of the monitor and pressthe shutter button halfway.• Make sure that the AF confirmation mark is lighting up.• Focus locks while the shutter button is pressed halfway.2 Keeping the shutter button pressed halfway, recompose the photograph andthen press the shutter button the rest of the way down.• Do not change the distance between the camera and the subject while pressing theshutter button halfway.% Tips• If the camera is unable to focus on the subject even when using focus lock, use P (AFArea). g “Choosing a focus target (AF Area)” (P. 35)
