Panasonic DMC-GH3 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Preparation
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 [n0] during Exposure Compensation or
in the Manual Exposure Mode
When the flash is activated
When suitable exposure is not achieved with the flash closed
When the brightness of the screen is not correctly displayed in dark places
The histogram is an approximation in the Recording Mode.
The histogram displayed in this camera does not match histograms displayed by picture editing
software used in PCs etc.
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.
[Histogram]
This allows you to set either to display or not display the
histogram.
[ON]:
You can set the position by pressing 3/
4/2/1.
Direct touch operation is also possible from
the recording screen.
[OFF]
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.
A dark
B bright
[Guide Line]
This will set the pattern of guide lines displayed when taking a
picture.
[]/[]
[]:
You can set the position by pressing
3/4/2/1.
You can also set the position directly by
touching [ ] on the guideline of the
recording screen.
[OFF]