Panasonic DMC-GM1 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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3. Basic Operation
Displaying/not displaying the histogram
You can set the position by pressing 3/4/2/1.
Direct touch operation is also possible from the recording screen.
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
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.
Displaying/not displaying the guide lines
When [ ] is set, guideline positions can be set by pressing 3/4/2/
1.
You can also set the position directly by touching [ ] on the guideline
of the recording screen.
[MENU] > [Custom] > [Histogram] > [ON]/[OFF]
[MENU] > [Custom] > [Guide Line] > [ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[OFF]