Panasonic DMCG5 DMCG5 User Guide - Page 164

Recording This allows you to set either to display or not display the histogram. [ON]: Position can be set by dragging the histogram. • Direct touch operation is also possible from the recording screen. [Histogram] [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 • 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. - 164 -