Nikon COOLPIX P520 Reference Manual - Page 33

Parts of the Camera and Main Functions Tone level information display1 (A9) Monitor Screen 11 10 1/250 F5.6 98 7 4 132 6 1 2 3 4 5 1 ISO sensitivity 69 2 Exposure compensation value 64 3 White balance 68 4 COOLPIX Picture Control 68 5 Image quality/Image size 72 Current image number/ 6 total number of images 32 7 Aperture value 31 8 Shutter speed 31 9 Shooting mode2 27 10 Tone level3 11 Histogram4 1 You can check for loss of contrast detail in highlights and shadows from the histogram that is displayed, or the flashing display for each tone level. These provide guidelines when adjusting the picture brightness with functions such as exposure compensation. 2 j is displayed when the shooting mode A, y, X, c, R, u or j is selected. 3 The tone level indicates the brightness level. The tone level indicates the brightness level. When the tone level to check is selected by rotating the multi selector or pressing J or K, the area of the picture that corresponds to the selected tone level flashes. Press the multi selector H or I to view the previous or next image. 4 A histogram is a graph showing the distribution of tones in the image. The horizontal axis corresponds to pixel brightness, with dark tones to the left and bright tones to the right. The vertical axis shows the number of pixels. 15