Changing Recording Information Display - Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7 Basic Operating Instructions Manual

Changing recording information display

Change between different LCD monitor displays, such as Histograms.
In Recording Mode
Recording
information
1
In Playback Mode
Recording Recording information
or Histogram
information
Histogram
Displays distribution of brightness in picture
– e.g. if the graph peaks at the right, this means there are
several bright areas in the picture. (Guide) A peak in the centre
represents correct brightness (correct exposure). This can be
used as a reference for exposure correction ( 53), etc.
• Histogram from time of recording is different to Histogram
in playback and displayed in orange, when recording with
flash or in dark locations. Also, Histogram may differ from
Histograms made with image editing software.
• Not displayed during
ASPECT], [PHOTO FRAME] or Playback Zoom.
Guide lines
• Reference for composition (e.g. balance) when
recording.
• [INTELLIGENT AUTO] Mode and [CLIPBOARD]
Mode display
• This is not displayed in [MULTI ASPECT] Mode.
During Playback Zoom, Motion Picture Playback, Slide Show: Display on/off.
During menu display, Multi Playback or Calendar Playback: Display cannot be changed.
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Press to change display
Motion picture recording
information
1, 2
1 No display
([INTELLIGENT AUTO] Mode),
only.
Guide lines
No display
1 Set [HISTOGRAM] to [ON] to display
Histogram ( 23).
• Return to the 'Recording
2
information' display by pressing the
shutter button halfway.
• Displayed when recording motion
pictures instead of the left screen.
3 Select Guide line pattern and
recording information display on/off
with [GUIDE LINE] setting ( 23).
• When is in use, recording
information and Guide lines cannot
be displayed simultaneously.
(Example)
Dark
([CLIPBOARD] Mode), [MULTI
Judge balance
1, 3
OK Bright
Judge centre of
subject