About The Histogram - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX500 Operating Instructions Manual

∫ 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
3 Overexposed
¢ Histogram
Note
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When the recorded picture and the histogram do not match each other under the
following conditions, the histogram is displayed in orange.
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When the manual exposure assistance is other than [n0EV] during exposure compensation
or in the manual exposure mode
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When the flash is activated
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In [STARRY SKY] or [FIREWORKS] in scene mode (P54)
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When the brightness of the screen is not correctly displayed in dark places
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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.
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