Sony DSC-T3 User Guide

DSC-T3   2-186-580-11(1) [OpenType FONT]

 Select the desired exposure 

/.

Adjust the exposure value while 
checking the brightness of the 
background.

In step 

, select [0EV].

•  If a subject is being shot in extremely bright 

or dark conditions, or the flash is used, the 
exposure adjustment may not be effective.

A histogram is a graph showing the 
brightness of an image. The horizontal axis 
shows the brightness, and the vertical axis 
shows the number of pixels. The graph 
display indicates a bright image when 
skewed to the right side, a dark image 
when skewed to the left side.
A histogram can be used to check the 
exposure when the screen is difficult to see 
during recording and playback.

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 Set the mode switch to  .

 Press 

 Adjust the exposure based on 

•  The histogram also appears when the 

 

(Camera) in the menu is set to [Auto], but you 
cannot adjust the exposure.

•  The histogram also appears when you press 

 while playing back a single image (page 

44) or during Quick Review (page 32).

•  The histogram does not appear in the following 

cases:
– When the menu is displayed
– During Quick Review of an image recorded

in Exposure Bracket mode

– When using playback zoom
– When recording or playing back movies

• 

 appears and the histogram does not appear 

in the following cases:
– When recording in the digital zoom area
– When the image size is [3:2]
– When playing back Multi Burst images
– When rotating a still image

•  The histogram before recording represents 

the histogram of the image displayed on the 
LCD screen at the time. A difference occurs 
in the histogram before and after you press the 
shutter button. After shooting an image, check 
the histogram while playing back a single-
image or during Quick Review.

  In particular a large difference may appear in 

the following cases:
– When the flash strobes
– When the shutter speed is slow or high

•  The histogram may not appear for images 

recorded using other cameras.