Panasonic DMC-GF1K About the Histogram, Properly Exposed Under Exposed, Examples of histogram

Advanced (Recording pictures)

∫About the Histogram

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.

Examples of histogram

1Properly Exposed

2 Under Exposed

3 Overexposed ¢ Histogram

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STD STD

AFS P 1.7 500 －3 0 +3 AUTOAWB 9

AFS P 1.81000 －3 0 +3 AUTOAWB 9

AFS P 1.7 250 －3 0 +3 AUTOAWB 9

∫Set the position of the histogram

•Set the [HISTOGRAM] in the [CUSTOM MENU] menu to [ON]. (P126)

1 Press [Q.MENU] to display the Quick Menu. (P30)

2 Press 2/1 to select histogram, and then press [MENU/SET].

•You can also use the rear dial to set.

•Selected item will be displayed in orange in the Quick Menu screen, and the frame of the histogram will be displayed in orange when the histogram is selected.

3Press 3/4/2/1 to set the position.

4Press [MENU/SET] to finish the setting.

5Press [Q.MENU] to close the Quick Menu.

•You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the Quick Menu.

•Position of the histogram can be set from the [CUSTOM MENU] menu too.

Note

•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 [n0EV] during Exposure Compensation or in the manual exposure mode

–When the flash is activated

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

•Histogram is displayed in R (red), G (green), B (blue), and Y (luminance) during the playback.

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