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,
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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