Pentax Q10 Mode D’Emploi

Before Using Your Camera

A histogram shows the brightness

distribution of an image.

The horizontal axis represents

brightness (dark at the left and bright

at the right) and the vertical axis

represents the number of pixels.

The shape and the distribution of the

histogram before and after shooting

tell you whether the exposure level

and contrast are correct or not, and lets you decide if you need to adjust

the exposure and take a picture again.

When the image is underexposed, the part to the left is cut off

(underexposed portions with no detail) and when the image is

overexposed, the part to the right is cut off (overexposed portions with

no detail).

This camera can be set so that it displays the Bright/Dark Area warning

during Capture or Playback mode.

Distribution of color intensity is displayed for each color in the RGB

histogram. The right side of the graphs look similar for images that have

the white balance adjusted well. If only one color is lopsided to the left, that

color is too intense.

Using the Histogram

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Dark portions

Bright portions

(Dark) ←Brightness→ (Bright)

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