Panasonic DMC-FX38 About the LCD Monitor, Press Display to change, Recording mode, Playback mode

Advanced (Recording pictures)

About the LCD Monitor

Press [DISPLAY] to change.

A LCD monitor

B [DISPLAY] button

• When the menu screen appears, the [DISPLAY] button is not activated. During playback zoom (P32), while playing back motion pictures (P74) and during a slide show (P71), you can only select “Normal display F” or “No display H”.

In recording mode

CNormal display¢1 D No display

E No display (Recording guide line)¢1, 2

In playback mode

FNormal display

GDisplay with recording information¢1

HNo display

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¢1 If the [HISTOGRAM] in [SETUP] menu is set to [ON], histogram will be displayed.

¢2 Set the pattern of the guide lines displayed by setting [GUIDE LINE] in [SETUP] menu. You can also set whether or not to have the recording information displayed when the guide lines are displayed.

Note

•In [NIGHT PORTRAIT], [NIGHT SCENERY], [STARRY SKY] and [FIREWORKS] in scene mode, the guide line is grey. (P44)

∫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 centre of the screen.

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