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For details about the setting procedure in the [Setup] menu (→38)
Using the [Setup] menu (Continued)
Item Settings, notes
[Histogram]
Check brightness in
picture on graph.
[ON]/[OFF]
A peak in the centre
represents correct
brightness (correct
exposure). This can be
used as a reference for
exposure correction, etc.
(Example)
Dark ←OK →Bright
• Histogram from time of recording is different to Histogram
in playback and displayed in orange, when recording with
flash or in dark locations. Also, Histogram may differ from
Histograms made with image editing software.
• Not displayed during ([Intelligent Auto] Mode), [Photo
Frame] or Playback Zoom.
[ Rec Area]
Enables verification of
the recordable area for
a motion picture before
recording.
[ON]/[OFF]
• Recordable area displayed for motion pictures should be
interpreted as a Guideline.
• When using Extra Optical Zoom, the recordable area
may not always be displayed for certain zoom ratios.
• This setting cannot be used with [Intelligent Auto] Mode.
[Zoom Resume]
Remember the zoom
position when turning the
power off.
[ON]/[OFF]
• Cannot be set when using [Self Portrait] Scene Mode.
Item Settings, notes
[Economy]
Turn off the power or
make the LCD monitor
go dark while not using
the camera to minimize
battery consumption.
[Sleep Mode]
[2 MIN.]/[5 MIN.]/[10 MIN.]/[OFF]:
Automatically shut off power while not in use.
• To restore → Press the shutter button halfway, or turn on
the power again.
• Cannot be used in the following cases:
When using AC adaptor (optional) and DC coupler
(optional), when connected to computer/printer, during
motion picture recording/playback, during Slide Shows,
during automatic demo playback
• Settings fixed to [5 MIN.] in [Intelligent Auto] Mode.
[LCD Power Save]
[ON]/[OFF]:
The LCD monitor goes dark to minimize power
consumption.
• Reduces the picture quality of the LCD monitor display
during recording to minimize battery consumption
(except for the Digital Zoom area). Note, however, that
there is no effect on the recorded picture.
• The setting in [LCD Mode] is prioritised over the setting
in [LCD Power Save] for the brightness of the LCD
monitor.
[Auto Review]
Automatically display
still pictures immediately
after taking them.
[1 SEC.]/[2 SEC.]
[HOLD]: Auto review screen remains until a button (other
than the [DISP.] button) is pressed
[OFF]
• Fixed to [2 SEC.] in [Intelligent Auto] Mode.
• In [Panorama Assist], [Handheld Night Shot], [Flash
Burst], and [Photo Frame] Scene Modes, or in [Auto
Bracket], and [Burst] Mode, Auto Review performed
regardless of setting.
• Motion pictures cannot be automatically reviewed.
