Histogram Part 1: In the Camera Instructor: David King Using The Camera Histogram What is a Histogram? A Camera’s Histogram is a.
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Histogram
Part 1: In the Camera
Instructor: David King
Using The Camera Histogram
What is a Histogram?
A Camera’s Histogram is a type of
horizontal bar chart that plots the
distribution of tones in the The
scene.
range of the bars
The “Y” Axis
shows relative
frequency of
occurence.
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indicates the range
of tones that are in
the captured scene
The “X” Axis
shows the tones
the chip is capable
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recording
Using The Camera Histogram
What Does a Histogram Tell Us?
The histogram
can tell us
if our exposure
is correct and
if the contrast
is acceptable.
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Using The Camera Histogram
What Does a Histogram Tell Us?
The histogram
can tell us
if our exposure
is correct and
if the contrast
is acceptable.
Remember, the
upright bars
show the range
of tones that
can be captured
by the sensor.
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Using The Camera Histogram
What Does a Histogram Tell Us?
This histogram
is indicating
an underexposure where
there are more
dark tones in
the scene than
were captured
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Using The Camera Histogram
What Does a Histogram Tell Us?
This histogram
is indicating
an overexposure where
there are more
light tones in
the scene than
were captured
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Using The Camera Histogram
What Does a Histogram Tell Us?
This histogram
is indicating
a perfect
exposure where
all of the tones
in the scene
were captured
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Using The Camera Histogram
What Does a Histogram Tell Us?
What other
histograms
indicate…
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Using The Camera Histogram
What Does a Histogram Tell Us?
QUESTIONS?
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