Advanced (Recording pictures)

2The picture will become underexposed with more dark area. The pictures with mostly

dark area, such as night scenery, will also have a histogram like this.

3The picture will become overexposed with more bright area. The pictures with mostly white area will also have a histogram like this.

Examples of histogram

1Properly Exposed

2 Under Exposed

3 Overexposed

¢ Histogram

Note

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

When the manual exposure assistance is other than [n0EV] during exposure compensation or in the manual exposure mode

When the flash is activated

In [STARRY SKY] or [FIREWORKS] in scene mode (P66)

When the flash is closed

When the brightness of the screen is not correctly displayed in dark places

When 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.

[REC] mode:

Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash

ATo open the flash

Press the flash open button.

B To close the flash

Press the flash until it clicks.

Be sure to close the flash when not in use.

The flash setting is fixed to [Œ] while the flash is closed.

Switching to the appropriate flash setting

Set the flash to match the recording.

Open the flash.

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Panasonic DMCFZ28K, DMC FZ 28 Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash, Switching to the appropriate flash setting