Panasonic Lumix GX8 - Manual (Page 55)

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2. Getting Started/Basic Operations
Displaying/not displaying the histogram
You can set the position by pressing 3/4/2/1.
• Direct touch operation is also possible from the recording screen.
• 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
• When the recorded picture and the histogram do not match each other under the
following conditions, the histogram is displayed in orange.
– During Exposure Compensation, or when the Manual Exposure Assistance is other than [n0]
in the Manual Exposure Mode.
– When the flash is activated
– When suitable exposure is not achieved
– When the brightness of the screen is not correctly displayed in dark places
• The histogram is an approximation in the Recording Mode.
• 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
• The guideline is not displayed in the Panorama Shot Mode.
When [ ] is set, guideline positions can be set by pressing 3/4/2/
1.
• You can also set the position directly by touching [ ] on the guideline
of the recording screen.
Displaying/not displaying the on-monitor recording information screen
> [Custom] > [Histogram] > [ON]/[OFF]
> [Custom] > [Guide Line] > [ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[OFF]
> [Custom] > [Monitor Info. Disp.] > [ON]/[OFF]
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