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About the Histogram, Examples of histogram, Properly Exposed - black

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Advanced (Recording pictures) ∫ About the Histogram 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. 1 Dark area, mid-tone, and bright area are balanced out evenly, making it suitable to take a picture. 2 The picture will become underexposed with more dark area. The pictures with mostly dark area, such as night scenery, will also have a histogram like this. 3 The picture will become overexposed with more bright area. The pictures with mostly white area will also have a histogram like this. Examples of histogram 1 Properly Exposed 2 Under Exposed 3 Overexposed ¢ Histogram Note • 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. 36 VQT1R87

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
∫
About the Histogram
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.
1
Dark area, mid-tone, and bright area are balanced out evenly, making it suitable to take
a picture.
2
The picture will become underexposed with more dark area. The pictures with mostly
dark area, such as night scenery, will also have a histogram like this.
3
The picture will become overexposed with more bright area. The pictures with mostly
white area will also have a histogram like this.
Examples of histogram
Note
•
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.
1
Properly Exposed
2
Under Exposed
3
Overexposed
¢
Histogram