Panasonic Lumix DMC-XS3 Operating Instructions For Advanced Features page 42

[Histogram]
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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.
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The Histogram is an approximation in Recording Mode.
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The Histogram of a picture may not match in the Recording Mode and the Playback Mode.
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The Histogram displayed in this camera does not match Histograms displayed by picture editing
software used in PCs, etc.
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Histograms are not displayed in the following cases.
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Intelligent Auto Mode
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When recording motion pictures
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[Photo Frame] (Scene Mode)
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Multi Playback
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Playback Zoom
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Calendar
[Video Rec Area]
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Motion picture recording area display is only an approximation.
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Recording area display may disappear when zooming to Tele depending on the picture size setting.
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The setting is fixed to [OFF] in the following case.
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Intelligent Auto Mode
p [Auto Power Off]
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The setting is fixed to [5MIN.] in the following case.
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Intelligent Auto Mode
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[Auto Power Off] does not work in the following cases.
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When connecting to a PC or a printer
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When recording or playing back motion pictures
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During a Slide Show
This allows you to set either to display or not display the Histogram.
[ON]/[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 optimal
C bright
Angle of view for motion picture recording can be checked.
[ON]/[OFF]
The camera is automatically turned off if the camera has not been
used for the time selected on the setting.
[2MIN.]/[5MIN.]/[10MIN.]/[OFF]
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