Panasonic DMC-FX5 Digital Camera - Page 41

Advanced (Recording pictures) ∫ About the Histogram 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. 1 Dark areas, mid-tone, and bright areas are balanced out evenly, making it suitable to take a picture. 2 The picture will become underexposed with more dark area. The pictures with mostly dark areas, such as night scenery, will also have a histogram like this. 3 The picture will become overexposed with more bright areas. The pictures with mostly white areas will also have a histogram like this. Examples of histogram 1 Properly Exposed 2 Under Exposed 1 3 Overexposed ¢ Histogram 2 100_0001 1/9 3 100_0001 1/9 100_0001 1/9 F2.8 1/100 AWBIS1O00 10:00 DEC.1.2008 F24.80 1/200 AWBIS1O00 10:00 DEC.1.2008 ¢ F2.8 1/50 AWBIS1O00 10:00 DEC.1.2008 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 (P54) - 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. VQT1Q36 41