When my images are displayed on the cameras LCD screen, there are blinking red and blue areas in the image. How do I get rid of them?
What you are seeing is a part of the histogram feature. In the lower left corner of the LCD screen, you will see a little box that says SHADOW/HILIGHT. The blinking red regions identify areas in the image that have no detail due to underexposure (SHADOW) and the blinking blue regions identify areas in the image that have no detail due to overexposure (HILIGHT). The blinking display doesnt mean there is anything wrong with the camera. Like film cameras, digicams have a limited brightness range within which they can capture images. If the camera metering is weighted toward the highlights, there will be a lack of shadow detail. If the camera metering is weighted toward the shadows, there will be a lack of highlight detail. In bright sunshine, a picture may have areas lacking both highlight and shadow detail. On a grey, cloudy day, there may be detail throughout the image. The purpose of the black blinking areas is to give the photographer feedback about the exposures. If necessary, the ph
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