On 28 Dec 2005 at 16:48, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Let me understand this. The histogram is based on the JPEG. So when I shoot > RAW its histogram may not match the histogram I saw on the camera?
Yep. > The > histogram has less relevance when shooting RAW? Won't it still show if there > is some > clipping at either end of the scale? I mean even with RAW some white or black > information can't be recovered it was poorly exposed. It must have some > general > use. It's a guide for RAW users, it's only accurate if shooting finished files in camera. We are talking about the Pentax DSLRs of course, I have no idea how the histogram is derived in other brands of cameras. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
