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

When the values are concentrated on the left, the picture is under exposed. When the values are distributed evenly, the exposure is proper and the brightness is well-balanced.

When the values are concentrated on the right, the picture is over exposed.

Example of histogram

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F2.8 1/125 ISO100 AUTO

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F2.8 1/60 ISO100 AUTO

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•When the recorded picture and the histogram do not match each other under the following conditions, the histogram is displayed in orange.

–When the manual exposure assistance is other than [P0EV] during exposure compensation or in the manual exposure mode

–When the flash is activated

–In [FIREWORKS] (P68) or

[STARRY SKY] (P68) in scene mode

–When the flash is closed

When the brightness of the screen is not correctly displayed in dark places When the exposure is not adequately adjusted

•The histogram is an approximation in recording mode.

•The histogram of a picture may not match in recording mode and playback mode.

•The histogram displayed in this camera does not match histograms displayed by picture editing software used in PCs etc.

•Check for any white saturated areas with the highlight display when the auto review or review function is activated. (P44)

•The histogram does not appear in motion

picture mode [ ] and during multi playback, playback zoom and calendar

playback.

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Panasonic DMC-FZ50, DMCFZ50K Histogram, It allows you to easily check a picture’s exposure, Example of histogram
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DMC-FZ50, DMCFZ50K specifications

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