Manuals / Panasonic / Photography / Digital Camera

Panasonic DMC-L1K, VQT0W82 operating instructions Histogram, Examples of histogram

Models: VQT0W82 DMC-L1K

1 136

Download 136 pages 13.57 Kb

Page 52

Advanced

∫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.

1When the values are distributed evenly, the exposure is proper and the brightness is well-balanced.

2When the values are concentrated on the left, the picture is under exposed.

3When the values are concentrated on the right, the picture is over exposed.

Examples of histogram

A

P F2.8 100	ISO100	12
		12

STD 19

B

P F2.8 200	ISO100	2
		2

STD 19

C

P F2.8 50	ISO100	32
		32

STD 19

AProperly Exposed B Under Exposed C Over Exposed ¢Histogram

52

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

–When the flash is activated.

–When the flash is closed.

1 When the brightness of the LCD monitor is not correctly displayed in dark places.

2When 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 feature when the auto review function is activated. (P29)

VQT0W82

Image 52

Panasonic DMC-L1K, VQT0W82 Examples of histogram, Properly Exposed B Under Exposed C Over Exposed ¢Histogram

Contents

Operating Instructions Information for Your Safety Dear Customer FCC Note U.S. only Before Use About the Lens When not using the camera for a long Period of timeHumid places About the command dial About These Operating InstructionsAbout indications in these operating instructions About illustrations of the cursor button Contents Finely adjusting Deciding the Method to Measure Brightness Metering modeUsing the REC Mode Menu Setting the color tone Using the External Flash Using the MC Protector/PL FilterUsing the Remote Shutter Location candidates for World Time settings 110 Standard Accessories Names Components Lens Rear CapLens Storage Bag Card is optional USB socket P98 OUT/REMOTE socket P104 Terminal door Screen Display Battery charger/AC adaptor P18Lens 2000 Live View Display on the LCD Monitor P50 Playback Display on the LCD Monitor Using a lens from another manufacturer About the LensAttaching/Detaching the Lens Four Thirds Mount Set the O.I.S. switch to on Detach the lens capOptical image stabilizer Detaching a lens from the camera Body Charging the Battery with the Charger Detach the battery after charging is completedCharging starts when the Charge indicator B lights green Connect the AC cable About the Battery Inserting/Removing the Battery Using the AC Adaptor Inserting/Removing the Card OptionalConnect the AC cable Connect the DC cable a Check the direction of the card About the Card Access to the cardAbout handling a card Attaching the Lens Hood SD Memory CardHttp//panasonic.co.jp/pavc/global/cs Fitting to the mark Attaching the Strap Pass the strap through the hole at the strap eyeletPass the strap through the stopper and fasten the strap Temporarily storing the lens hood Set the camera ON/OFF switch to on Attaching the Eyepiece CapTurning the Camera On Attaching the eye cup Setting Date/Time Clock Set Initial settingChanging the clock setting Press MENU/SET Press 3/4/2/1 to select the date and time About the Setup Menu Press 4 to select the Setup menu icon and then pressPress MENU/SET and then press Press 3/4 to select the menu item Power Save Clock SETWorld Time Monitor NO.RESET ResetSelect on Connection Highlight Video OUT TV AspectLanguage English Making the Viewfinder easier to see Diopter adjustment Before Taking Pictures With the ViewfinderTips for taking good pictures Changing the information display on the LCD monitor Matching the Focus Exposure Automatically AF Auto Set the focus mode lever to AFSRotate the shutter speed dial to a Press the shutter button fully to take the picture Program shift Example of program shift when using the supplied lens Taking good pictures Preventing jitter camera shake Set the focus mode lever to AFCExposure Mode becomes Aperture-priority AE mode Aperture-priority AEShutter-priority AE Rotate the aperture ring to set the aperture value We recommend using a tripod when the shutter speed is slow Rotate the shutter speed dial to set the shutter speed60s/B to You can set from 1/2 of a second to 60s/B to Mode becomes manual exposure mode Command dial D to set the shutter speedManual Exposure Press the shutter button halfway Manual Exposure Assistance About B Bulb Rotate the command dial C to compensate the exposure Compensating the ExposurePress FUNC.2 a Under exposed Press 3/4 to select DIREC. EX. COMP. and then press Press 4 to select the Custom menu icon and then pressPress 4 to select on and then press MENU/SET Set the focus mode lever to MF Taking Pictures with Manual FocusRotate the focus ring to focus on the subject Take the picture Taking Pictures with the Zoom Rotate the zoom ring towards TeleRotate the zoom ring towards Wide To make subjects appear closer use Tele Playing Back Pictures PressPress 2/1 to select the picture To finish playback Press Display to switch the monitor screen Deleting PicturesChanging the Information Displayed on the playback screen Select the picture with 2/1 Only when selecting Multi Delete Screen when selecting Multi DeletePress 2/1 to select the picture and then press 4 to set To delete Multi Delete Press 3/4/2/1 to move the position Using the Playback ZoomPress Press 3 to select YES Press MENU/SET Displaying Multiple Screens Press 3/4/2/1 to select a pictureExamples of 25 screens To delete a picture during multi Playback Displaying Pictures by Recording Date Press 3/4/2/1 to select the date to be played backPress 3/4/2/1 to select a picture and then press MENU/ SET Calendar is displayed monthly Switching to Live View Press Live View to switch the setting Tips for taking good pictures with Live View Changing the Information DisplayedDisplay button LCD monitor Guide line Examples of histogram HistogramProperly Exposed B Under Exposed C Over Exposed ¢Histogram Canceling High angle mode Press Display a for 1 second Auto focus when taking pictures with Live View Set the focus mode lever to AFS P32 Manual focus when taking pictures with Live View Press 2/1 to display the MF assist screen29 m 0.95 feet to ¶ About MF Assist Press MENU/SET to magnify the MF assist screen Press MENU/SET to close MF assistPress 3/4 to select MF Assist and then press Press 3/4 to select 4a or 10a and then press MENU/SET Checking the Depth of Field Press a aperture stopping down buttonDepth of field properties Aperture Small Large Wide¢3 Rotate the command dial G and select the flash setting Taking Pictures using the Built-in FlashPress D Auto AUTO/Red-eye reduction¢Forced on Slow sync./Red-eye reduction¢ ISO Rotate the command dial C to adjust the flash output Adjusting the flash outputPress a Bounce flash Fixing the Focus Exposure AF/AE Lock Taking Pictures using Burst Mode Set the drive mode lever toWhen burst mode is set to high speed H Focus on the subject and take a picture Number of pictures recorded in burst mode Focusing in burst modeBurst speed High Low Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket Press 3/4 to select the setting and then press MENU/SETWhen taking 3 pictures NO./STEP Taking Pictures with the Self-timer When taking 5 picturesSelf-timer set to 10 SEC Press MENU/SET twice to close the menu Adjusting the White Balance Rotate the command dial C to select the white balanceChanging the time setting for the self-timer Press WB a Auto Resetting the white balance Color Temperature SettingSetting the color temperature White Balance Adjustment Finely adjusting the white balance Rotate the command dial C to select the ISO sensitivity Setting the Light SensitivityPress ISO a Deciding the Method to Measure Brightness Setting Frequently Used Functions Rotate the command dial D to select an itemPress FUNC.1 a or FUNC.2 B Press the shutter button halfway to set the selected item Film Mode P76 OIS Mode P82PICT.SIZE¢2 P78 RAW REC. P79 Press MENU/SET Press 3/4 to select the menu item Using the REC Mode MenuThere are 3 menu screens in the REC menu 1/3, 2/3 and 3/3 Setting the color tone of the picture to be recorded Film ModePress 3/4 to select Film Mode and then press Adjusting each film mode to the desired setting ContrastSharpness Saturation When the aspect ratio is Many pixels Fine B Few pixels RoughOnly Quality RAW REC. Recording a RAW file simultaneously Aspect Ratio Picture size and extended optical zoom magnification Ratio Size Using the digital zoom together with Extended optical zoom SELF-TIMER Setting the time for the self-timerZoom OIS Mode Optical Image StabilizerOFF MODE1 Auto Bracket AF-LAF/AE LockBurst Rate Flash Sync Using the Custom Menu Custom SET NormalFactory CUST. SET MEM Center SelectAfmf OFF AF/AE Lock Hold Saving settings in CUST. SET MEM Press 3/4 to select CUST. SET MEM. and then press Using the Play mode menu Only when there are previously saved settings Slide Show Playing back pictures in order for a fixed durationPress 3/4 to select ALL or and then press MENU/SET Press 3 to select Start and then press MENU/SET Favorite Setting your favorite picturesDeleting all favorites Example When rotating clockwise Rotate DISP./ROTATE To display the picture rotatedRotate Picture is rotated manually Picture rotates clockwise in steps of 90o Single setting Setting the picture to print and the number of printsDpof Print Multi setting To cancel all settingsNumber of prints icon B appears To print the date Protect Preventing accidental erasure of picturesResize Making the picture smaller Press 3/4 to select YES or no and then press MENU/SET Press 2/1 to select the size and then pressTrimming Enlarging a picture and trimming it Press shutter button Aspect CONV. Changing the aspect ratio of a 169 picturePress 3/4 to select Then press Menu Press 2/1 to select a picture and then press Format Initializing the card Press 3 to select PC and then press MENU/SET Connecting to a PCWindows Dcim Misc Printing the Pictures 100 101 Press 4 to select PictBridge PTP and then press MENU/SETPress 3 to select Single Picture and then press MENU/SET Press 3 to select Print Start and then press MENU/SET 102 Press 4 to select Dpof Picture and then press MENU/SET Setting the date printing with the Dpof print in advance 103 Playing back pictures using the Video cable supplied Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen104 Connect the video cable to the video input socket on the TV Using the External Flash Rotate the command dial E to switch the flash settingsIcon Setting 105 106 Using the MC Protector/PL FilterPicture quality. P68 Using the Remote Shutter 107MCuMulti-coated PLuPolarizing lens filter Press the button lightly to press halfway Displaying the Time at Travel Destination World Time 108Press 3/4 to select World Time and then press Press 3/4 to select Home and then press MENU/SET Setting the travel destination area Finishing setting the home area109 110 Location candidates for World Time settings¢ GMT is an abbreviation of Greenwich Mean Time 111 Clean the image sensor 112About dirt on the image sensor Removing dirt on the image sensor 113 Message Display 114 Troubleshooting 115 Picture cannot be recorded with Live View 116LCD monitor is too bright or dark 117 Noise appears on the LCD monitorFlash Flash is not activated Flash is activated 2 times 118 Clock is reset 119Camera becomes warm File numbers are not recorded consecutively Number of recordable pictures 120 121 Specifications 122 123 OUT/REMOTE 124 Digital Camera Accessory System 125 126 Digital Camera Accessory Order FormFor USA Customers Request for Service Notice For USA Only 127 Limited Warranty Coverage Limited Warranty For USA Only128 Carry-In or Mail-In Service 129 Customer Services Directory For USA Only Centralized Factory ServicenterService in Puerto Rico 130 Index 131 132 Spanish Quick Use Guide/Guía rápida en español 133Conecte el cable CA Inserte hasta que dispare la batería enteramente cargada 134 Ajuste la palanca del modo del enfoque a AFSGire el disco de la velocidad de obturación hacia a Grabación 135 One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, NJ Panasonic Puerto Rico, IncPanasonic Canada Inc Ambler Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, L4W 2T3