Changing recording information display

Change between different LCD monitor displays, such as Histograms.

Press [DISP.] button to change display

In Recording Mode

Recording

Motion picture recording

 

 

Guide lines1,3

information1

information1,2

No display

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Playback Mode

Picture

 

Recording

 

 

information

 

information1

 

No display

 

 

 

 

 

1 Set [Histogram] to display a histogram. (→56)

2 Return to the “Recording information” display by pressing the shutter button halfway. 3 About [Guide Line] (→56)

During Playback Zoom, Motion Picture Playback, Slide Show: You can only turn the display on or off.

During menu display, Multi Playback or Calendar Playback: Display cannot be changed.

Histogram

Displays distribution of brightness in picture – e.g. if the graph peaks at the right, this means there are several bright areas in the picture (Guide). A peak in the center represents correct brightness (correct exposure). This can be used as a reference for exposure correction, etc. (→71)

(Example)

Dark ← OK → Bright

Histogram from time of recording is different to Histogram in playback and displayed in orange, when recording with flash or in dark locations. Also, Histogram may differ from Histograms made with image editing software.

Histogram is not displayed during a performance of ([Intelligent Auto] Mode) or Playback Zoom.

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Panasonic DMCZS20K Changing recording information display, Press DISP. button to change display, Histogram, Playback Mode