Sony DSCW80W User Manual

Each time you press the v (DISP) button, 
the display changes as follows.

• If you view images in bright outside light, adjust

the brightness of the LCD backlight up.
However, the battery power may decrease faster 
under such condition.

• The display becomes Histogram on 

t 

Indicators off 

t Indicators on when connected 

to a TV (page 70).

• The histogram does not appear in the following 

situations:
While shooting
– When the menu is displayed.
– When recording movies
During playback
– When the menu is displayed.
– In index mode
– When you are using playback zoom.
– When you are rotating still images.
– During playback of movies

• During image playback, you cannot turn the 

LCD screen off.

• A large difference in the histogram displayed 

when shooting and during playback may occur 
when:
– The flash strobes.
– The shutter speed is slow or fast.

• The histogram may not appear for images 

recorded using other cameras.

• When you set the LCD screen to off, the digital 

zoom does not function. When you select   
(flash mode)/ 

 (self-timer)/ 

 (macro), the 

image is displayed for about two seconds.

v (DISP) 

(Screen display 
button) button

Brightness of LCD backlight up

Indicators off

Indicators on

Histogram display 
(page 19)

Histogram on

During playback, 
the image 
information is 
displayed.

LCD screen off