Panasonic DMC-GM5 Advanced Owners Manual - Page 47

2. Getting Started/Basic Operations Displaying/not displaying the histogram MENU > [Custom] > [Histogram] > [ON]/[OFF] 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. - When the Manual Exposure Assistance is other than [n0] during Exposure Compensation or 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 MENU > [Custom] > [Guide Line OFF] • 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 MENU > [Custom] > [Monitor Info. Disp.] > [ON]/[OFF] 47