Panasonic DMCZS40K, DMC-ZS40, DMCZS40S owner manual Histogram, Video Rec Area

Basics

Using the [Setup] menu

••For the setting procedures of the menu. (→60)

[Histogram]

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
■■Settings: [ON] / [OFF]

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

••In dark places.

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

••When the flash fires.

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

●●The histogram displayed during recording and that displayed during playback may be different.

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

computer.

●●The histogram will not be displayed in the following cases: ••[Intelligent Auto] Mode

••Playback Zoom

••When recording motion pictures ••Multi Playback

••When the HDMI micro cable is connected

[Video Rec Area]

Enables verification of the recordable area for a motion picture before recording.

■■Settings: [ON] / [OFF]

●●Recordable area displayed for motion pictures should be interpreted as a guideline. ●●When using Extended optical zoom, the recordable area may not always be displayed

for certain zoom ratios.

●●For [Intelligent Auto] Mode, the setting is fixed to [OFF].

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