Histograms, in my opinion, are the best thing about digital cameras. Yeah, seeing your image on the LCD screen after it has been taken is great, but it can be tough to see whether you've exposed your image properly on such a small screen.
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Histograms, in my opinion, are the best thing about digital cameras. Yeah, seeing your image on the LCD screen after it has been taken is great, but it can be tough to see whether you've exposed your image properly on such a small screen. Historgams help greatly in that regard. What a histogram shows, then, is the range of tonalities (shadows, through midtones, to highlights) in your image.
Let's get right to it. This is a photo of the LCD screen on my camera showing the photo I took as well as the histogram for this photo and other information about the image:
Looking at the histogram, you can see that there are tonalities ranging from shadows (left side of the histogram) to the highlights (right side of the histogram), with the bulk of the tonalites nestled in the midtone range. What you might also notice is that none of the tonalities push up the edge of the histogram. For most of the photos you take, this is what you want to have happen.
Histograms, in my opinion, are the best thing about digital cameras. Yeah, seeing your image on the LCD screen after it has been taken is great, but it can be tough to see whether you've exposed your image properly on such a small screen.
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Histograms, in my opinion, are the best thing about digital cameras. Yeah, seeing your image on the LCD screen after it has been taken is great, but it can be tough to see whether you've exposed your image properly on such a small screen. Historgams help greatly in that regard. What a histogram shows, then, is the range of tonalities (shadows, through midtones, to highlights) in your image.
Let's get right to it. This is a photo of the LCD screen on my camera showing the photo I took as well as the histogram for this photo and other information about the image:
Looking at the histogram, you can see that there are tonalities ranging from shadows (left side of the histogram) to the highlights (right side of the histogram), with the bulk of the tonalites nestled in the midtone range. What you might also notice is that none of the tonalities push up the edge of the histogram. For most of the photos you take, this is what you want to have happen.
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yes, apart from me being jealous that there are cameras that do this and I do not own such a camera lol
Histograms, in my opinion, are the best thing about digital cameras. Yeah, seeing your image on the LCD screen after it has been taken is great, but it can be tough to see whether you've exposed your image properly on such a small screen.
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Histograms, in my opinion, are the best thing about digital cameras. Yeah, seeing your image on the LCD screen after it has been taken is great, but it can be tough to see whether you've exposed your image properly on such a small screen. Historgams help greatly in that regard. What a histogram shows, then, is the range of tonalities (shadows, through midtones, to highlights) in your image.
Let's get right to it. This is a photo of the LCD screen on my camera showing the photo I took as well as the histogram for this photo and other information about the image:
Looking at the histogram, you can see that there are tonalities ranging from shadows (left side of the histogram) to the highlights (right side of the histogram), with the bulk of the tonalites nestled in the midtone range. What you might also notice is that none of the tonalities push up the edge of the histogram. For most of the photos you take, this is what you want to have happen.
this makes me thankful for my 1 terrabyte external drive I got, I use it to put all my stuff on and I don't use a back up program, just transfer the files so they stay in the original format.
I've got three external hard drives, but I had stopped manually updating them because I got software that automatically backs the computer up every night. Unfortunately, I discovered that it actually makes restore points every night, and you can't actually access the individual files unless you are on the computer - a decided difficulty considering the computer won't work.
I've got three external hard drives, but I had stopped manually updating them because I got software that automatically backs the computer up every night. Unfortunately, I discovered that it actually makes restore points every night, and you
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I've got three external hard drives, but I had stopped manually updating them because I got software that automatically backs the computer up every night. Unfortunately, I discovered that it actually makes restore points every night, and you can't actually access the individual files unless you are on the computer - a decided difficulty considering the computer won't work.
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heheh I need a new camera as well. I want a nice dslr. My mother told me if she ever sells her house shell splurge on one for me. I can dream!
I use a little point and shoot Panasonic LUMIX camera. It gets the job done. Embarrassingly, I use my iPhone to take pictures far more often than I care to admit
But I still drool about a good digital SLR... someday!
I've got three external hard drives, but I had stopped manually updating them because I got software that automatically backs the computer up every night. Unfortunately, I discovered that it actually makes restore points every night, and you
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I've got three external hard drives, but I had stopped manually updating them because I got software that automatically backs the computer up every night. Unfortunately, I discovered that it actually makes restore points every night, and you can't actually access the individual files unless you are on the computer - a decided difficulty considering the computer won't work.
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yes, apart from me being jealous that there are cameras that do this and I do not own such a camera lol
You might be surprised. Make sure to read the owner's manual. There is a good chance that there is a way to access the histogram, but it may not necessarily be straightforward.
I use a little point and shoot Panasonic LUMIX camera. It gets the job done. Embarrassingly, I use my iPhone to take pictures far more often than I care to admit
But I still drool about a good digital SLR... someday!
You know, I have an SLR but it's so darn bulky and loud, that I often use my Lumix instead. It's like the stealthy ninja of picture taking.
I use a little point and shoot Panasonic LUMIX camera. It gets the job done. Embarrassingly, I use my iPhone to take pictures far more often than I care to admit
But I still drool about a good digital SLR... someday!
Ive been using my phone a lot lately too. Since no where likes to develop my pictures, and I prefer using film. I have a cheapy digital camera but I really dislike using it so I opt for the phone.
I use a little point and shoot Panasonic LUMIX camera. It gets the job done. Embarrassingly, I use my iPhone to take pictures far more often than I care to admit
But I still drool about a good digital SLR... someday!
I'm very lucky that my husband's parents gave him a nice digital SLR several years ago for Christmas. He almost never uses it, so I get to use it all the time.
I use a little point and shoot Panasonic LUMIX camera. It gets the job done. Embarrassingly, I use my iPhone to take pictures far more often than I care to admit
But I still drool about a good digital SLR... someday!
I do too. I always have my phone handy and it takes pretty good photos.
OK, so here is a histogram from my wife's point-and-shoot camera:
The software in this camera displays the histogram slightly differently, but the idea remains the same. However, this histogram shows that some of the tonalities bled over into the overly shadow (shown as being within the blue rectangle on this camera) and overly highlight (red rectangle) areas. Admittedly, I don't know what these rectangles infer on this camera, but given the rest of the histogram, it appears it isn't an issue because none of the tonalities go over the edge (I'll show you examples of this in a few minutes).
There are a range of cameras using a range of different software, so I wanteed to make sure you understand that the way each camera displays the histogram will differ, but the information in the histogram is interpreted the same.
I just got done trimming the sequoia tree in our front yard. I doubt any of you have had the pleasure of doing so, but I'm bleeding from dozens of new holes in my arms. They are the spiniest damned trees I've ever dealt with.
Maybe I'm just weird, but I love scratches and bruises from being outside.
You know, I have an SLR but it's so darn bulky and loud, that I often use my Lumix instead. It's like the stealthy ninja of picture taking.
Oh, anything I'd be using a digital SLR for would be stuff I probably wouldn't need to worry about the noise or bulkiness. Studio pictures, still life, art photography, that sort of thing... I'll keep my point and shoot for vacation snapshots, going out to the pub, etc.
You might be surprised. Make sure to read the owner's manual. There is a good chance that there is a way to access the histogram, but it may not necessarily be straightforward.
you know, that poses an interesting question....... where on earth did I put that thing lol
WHY ARE YOU TAKING PICTURES SO STEALTHY!?!?! I wonder what those photos are of.
I *wish* it was something naughty. Believe it or not, it's either been at classical music events or art openings. The shutter mechanism on the Canon 450D is amazingly loud.
OK, so here is a histogram from my wife's point-and-shoot camera:
The software in this camera displays the histogram slightly differently, but the idea remains the same. However, this histogram
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OK, so here is a histogram from my wife's point-and-shoot camera:
The software in this camera displays the histogram slightly differently, but the idea remains the same. However, this histogram shows that some of the tonalities bled over into the overly shadow (shown as being within the blue rectangle on this camera) and overly highlight (red rectangle) areas. Admittedly, I don't know what these rectangles infer on this camera, but given the rest of the histogram, it appears it isn't an issue because none of the tonalities go over the edge (I'll show you examples of this in a few minutes).
There are a range of cameras using a range of different software, so I wanteed to make sure you understand that the way each camera displays the histogram will differ, but the information in the histogram is interpreted the same.
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I think so. What about the lines that go out the top of the histogram? I thought that was bad?
