On 28 Dec 2005 at 16:23, Gonz wrote:

> Correct, thats the way its done (histogram from jpg).  You would have to 
> have the white balance setting close to actual.  But there's no reason 
> why they cant take an RBG histogram direct from the raw data.  A simple 
> non-bayer filter-like transformation would all that would be needed to 
> get a white balance accurate histogram, no?

I'm sure that it would be technically easier using RAW data but then I guess 
they would end up confusing the greater part of the DSLR using public.

> I guess the lesson in all this is that even if you are only using RAW, 
> you should still set the white balance, at least for the sake of an 
> accurate histogram.

Which is one of the reasons I do :-)


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