Panasonic DMC-ZR1K Digital Still Camera - Advanced Features - Page 55

Advanced (Recording pictures) ∫ Recording guideline 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. A [ ]: This is used when dividing the entire screen into 3k3 for taking pictures with a well-balanced composition. B [ ]: This is used when you want to position the subject at the exact center of the screen. ∫ 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. Examples of histogram 1 Properly Exposed 2 Underexposed 3 Overexposed ¢ Histogram 1/5 1/5 1/5 F3.3 1/100 10:00 DEC .1.2009 F4.0 1/200 10:00 DEC .1.2009 F3.3 1/50 10:00 DEC .1.2009 Note • When you take pictures with the flash or in dark places, the histogram is displayed in orange because the recorded picture and the histogram do not match each other. • 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. • Histograms are not displayed in the following cases. - Intelligent Auto Mode - Multi Playback - Motion Picture Mode - Playback Zoom - Clipboard Mode - Calendar - [PHOTO FRAME] in Scene Mode - 55 -