Hasselblad H4D200MS  FULL Details Mode,  FULL-SCREEN Mode,  Browsing,  ZOOMING in and OUT

 HISTOGRAM MODE

The histogram provides a graph that indicates the total number of pixels at each brightness level, with brightness- es going from black on the left to white on the right. It is a valuable tool for evaluating captures. A well-exposed shot usually has a full range of levels, while under- and overex- posed shots tend to show levels concentrated at the left or right part of the scale, respectively. The histogram is only an indicator that should be interpreted – there are several situations in which a ‘bad’ histogram will match an ­exposure that could be perfect for the intended effect (and vice-versa). Look at the histogram examples and the explanations below:

UNDEREXPOSURE

A histogram display that is con- centrated on the left with few pixels elsewhere indicates a likely underexposure. Many details will be lost in the shadows.

EVEN EXPOSURE

A histogram display that is spread across the full range indicates a likely good exposure. There may still be a few pixels at the ex- tremes, indicating a few spectral highlights and saturated shad- ows, but this is often normal in a good exposure.

OVEREXPOSURE

A histogram display that is con- centrated on the right with few pixels elsewhere indicates a likely overexposure. Many details will be lost in the highlights.

 FULL DETAILS MODE

In full-details mode, you can read a complete list of camera settings, plus see the ­histogram and, in the background, a darkened preview of the image. The camera-setting de- tails are stored with the image, so you can refer to them using Phocus even after you have loaded the image to your computer and stored it in your archive.

 FULL-SCREEN MODE

In full-screen mode, you can browse your images at stan- dard preview resolution without any distracting data sur- rounding them.

Because the current approval setting is not shown in full- screen mode, the approval button has no effect. This will prevent you from accidentally assigning the wrong status without knowing it.

 BROWSING

In Browse mode use the front scroll wheel (or left or right arrows on the navigator button) to browse the captures in the current folder.

 ZOOMING IN AND OUT

In Browse mode use the True Focus and AE-Lbuttons (or Zoom in/out button) to see various levels of detail in your images. You can select the area of interest to zoom in on by using the front and back scroll wheels.

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