Sony DSLR-A580 User Manual

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• Adjust the compensation level by checking the recorded image.
• Using bracket shooting, you can shoot multiple images with the exposure 
shifted to the plus or minus sides (page 120).
Note
• This item cannot be set when the exposure mode is set to AUTO or Scene Selection.
To shoot while checking the screen using the histogram
1
Press the 
 button.
• The exposure compensation screen is 
displayed in the viewfinder mode.
 button
2
Adjust the exposure with the 
control dial.
Toward + (over): Brightens an image.
Toward – (under): Darkens an image.
Standard exposure
3
Adjust the focus and shoot the subject.
Shooting techniques
The histogram displays the luminance 
distribution that shows how many pixels 
of a particular brightness exist in the 
picture.
MENU button t  
t [Histogram] t [On]
• Instead of the Graphic Display, the histogram is displayed after you press 
the DISP button several times (page 42).
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Dark
Light