Panasonic DMCTS1D, DMC-TS1 Recording guide line, About the Histogram, Examples of histogram

Advanced (Recording pictures)

∫ Recording guide line

When you align the subject on the horizontal and vertical guidelines 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 center of the screen.

∫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 Underexposed

3 Overexposed

¢ Histogram	1/6	1/6	1/6
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Note

•When you take pictures with the flash or in dark places, the histogram is displayed in orange because the recorded picture and the histogram do not match each other.

•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.

•Histograms are not displayed in the following cases.

–Intelligent Auto Mode

–Multi Playback

–recording motion pictures

–Playback zoom

–Clipboard Mode

–Calendar

–When HDMI cable is connected

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