Panasonic LUMIX DMC-GX8 Owner's Manual For Advanced Features page 55

2. Getting Started/Basic Operations
Displaying/not displaying the histogram
> [Custom] > [Histogram] > [ON]/[OFF]
MENU
You can set the position by pressing 3/4/2/1.
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Direct touch operation is also possible from the recording screen.
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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
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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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During Exposure Compensation, or when the Manual Exposure Assistance is other than [n0]
in the Manual Exposure Mode.
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When the flash is activated
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When suitable exposure is not achieved
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When the brightness of the screen is not correctly displayed in dark places
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The histogram is an approximation in the Recording Mode.
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The histogram displayed in this camera does not match histograms displayed by picture editing
software used in PCs etc.
Displaying/not displaying the guide lines
> [Custom] > [Guide Line] > [
MENU
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The guideline is not displayed in the Panorama Shot Mode.
When [ ] is set, guideline positions can be set by pressing 3/4/2/
1.
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You can also set the position directly by touching [
of the recording screen.
Displaying/not displaying the on-monitor recording information screen
> [Custom] > [Monitor Info. Disp.] > [ON]/[OFF]
MENU
]/[ ]/[ ]/[OFF]
] on the guideline
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