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.

Examples of histogram:

Properly Exposed

Dark, mid-tone, and bright areas are balanced out evenly, making it suitable to take a picture.

Underexposed

The picture will become underexposed with more dark areas. The pictures with mostly dark areas, such as night scenery, will also have a histogram like this.

Overexposed

The picture will become overexposed with more bright areas. The pictures with mostly white areas will also have a histogram like this.

HINT t 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.

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picture editing software used in PCs etc.

t The histogram does not appear in motion picture mode and during playback .

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