Basics

Switching the display information on the recording screen

Enabling/disabling the histogram display

[Custom] → [Histogram] → [ON] / [OFF]

Use to set the position.

Displays distribution of brightness in picture – e.g.

 

(Example)

if the graph peaks at the right, this means there are

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

several bright areas in the picture. A peak in the center

 

 

 

 

represents correct brightness (correct exposure). This

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

can be used as a reference for exposure correction, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

Dark ← OK → Bright

●●When the histogram is not the same as that of the recorded picture under the following conditions, histogram will be displayed in orange:

••When manual exposure assist indicates settings other than 0 EV in [Manual Exposure] Mode or during Exposure Compensation.

••When the flash fires.

••When the correct exposure is not achieved or when the brightness of the screen cannot be

displayed accurately in a dark location.

●●The histogram displayed during recording is only a reference.

●●The histogram is different from those displayed using the image editing software of a computer.

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Panasonic DMC-LX100 owner manual Enabling/disabling the histogram display, → Custom → Histogram → on / OFF