Panasonic DMC-FX33, VQT1J82 Recording guide line, Histogram, Examples of histogram

Advanced (Recording pictures)

¢4 The number of days that have passed since the travel date are displayed if you set [TRAVEL DATE] (P51) before taking pictures.

¢5 When characters are registered under [BABY1]/[BABY2] (P45) or [PET] (P46) name settings in scene mode, [TITLE EDIT] (P79) in [PLAY] mode menu, the recorded date and time appears after the registered characters are displayed for a few seconds.

•In [NIGHT PORTRAIT],

[NIGHT SCENERY], [STARRY SKY] and [FIREWORKS] in scene mode, the guide line is gray. (P41)

∫Recording guide line

When you align the subject on the horizontal and vertical guide lines or the cross point of these lines, you can take pictures with well-designed composition by viewing the size, the slope and the balance of the subject.

A[]: This is used when dividing the entire screen into 3k3 for taking pictures with a well-balanced composition.

B[ ]: This is used when you want to position the subject at the exact center of the screen.

• This is set to [ ] in clipboard mode [ ].

∫Histogram

A histogram is a graph that displays brightness along the horizontal axis (black

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to white) and the number of pixels at each brightness level on the vertical axis.

It allows you to easily check a picture’s exposure.

•It is very useful if manual adjustments of the lens aperture and shutter speed are available, especially in those situations where automatic exposure may be difficult

due to uneven lighting. Using the histogram feature allows you to get the maximum performance from your camera.

AWhen the values are concentrated on the left, the picture is under exposed.

BWhen the values are distributed evenly, the exposure is proper and the

brightness is well-balanced.

CWhen the values are concentrated on the right, the picture is overexposed.

Examples of histogram

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F2.8 1/200		ISO100		AWB
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F2.8 1/100		ISO100		AWB
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F2.8 1/50		ISO100		AWB
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AUnder Exposed B Properly Exposed C Overexposed

¢ Histogram

•When you take pictures with the flash or in dark places, the histogram is displayed in orange because the recorded picture and the histogram do not match each other.

•The histogram is an approximation in recording mode.

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