Panasonic DMC G1 Digital Still Camera - Page 56

Advanced (Recording pictures) ∫ Set the position of the guide line with [ ] • Set the [GUIDE LINE] in the [CUSTOM MENU] menu to [ ]. (P106) 1 Press [Q.MENU] to display the quick menu. (P29) 2 Press 2/1 to select guide line, and then press [MENU/ SET]. • You can also use the front dial to set. • Selected item will be displayed in orange in the quick menu screen, and the guide line itself will be displayed in orange when the guide line is selected. 3 Press 3/4/2/1 to set the position. 4 Press [MENU/SET] to finish the setting. 5 Press [Q.MENU] to close the quick menu. • You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the quick menu. • Position of the guide line can be set from the [CUSTOM MENU] menu too. ∫ 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 area, mid-tone, and bright area 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 area, such as night scenery, will also have a histogram like this. 3 The picture will become overexposed with more bright area. The pictures with mostly white area will also have a histogram like this. Examples of histogram 1 Properly Exposed 2 Under Exposed 3 Overexposed STD STD STD ¢ Histogram P 4.0 100 ʵ3 0 1 9 3 00 AWB P 4.0 200 ʵ3 0 1 9 3 00 AWB P 1 9 4.0 50 ʵ3 0 3 00 AWB 56 VQT1U32