Panasonic DMC-FX50 - Manual (Page 37)

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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.
• It is very useful if manual adjustments of
the lens aperture and shutter speed are
available, especially in those situations
where automatic exposure may be difficult
due to uneven lighting. Using the
histogram feature allows you to get the
maximum performance from your camera.
 When the values are concentrated on
the left, the picture is under exposed.
 When the values are distributed evenly,
the exposure is proper and the
brightness is well-balanced.
 When the values are concentrated on
the right, the picture is over exposed.
Examples of histogram
 Under Exposed
 Properly Exposed
 Over Exposed
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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.
• 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.
• The histogram does not appear during the
following.
– Simple mode [
]
– Motion picture mode [ ]
– Multi playback
– Calendar playback
– Playback zoom
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