Hasselblad CFV User Manual page 27

The standard preview display
The standard preview display is the one shown when you first turn on the camera. It
features a preview of your most recent shot and basic information about the digital back
settings and the image itself.
Using the histogram
The histogram provides a graph that indicates the total number of pixels at each brightness
level, with brightnesses going from black on the left to white on the right. It is a valuable
tool for evaluating your exposure. A well-exposed shot usually has a full range of levels,
while under- and overexposed shots tend to show levels concentrated at the left or right
part of the scale, respectively.
For example:
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Underexposure
A histogram that is cut-off at the left with few pixels elsewhere indicates a likely under-
exposure. Many details will be lost in the shadows.
Even exposure
A histogram that is spread across the full range indicates a likely good exposure. There
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may still be a few pixels at the extremes, indicating a few spectral highlights and saturated
shadows, but this is often normal in a good exposure.
Overexposure
A histogram that is cut-off at the right with few pixels elsewhere indicates a likely over-
exposure Many details will be lost in the highlights
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The histogram is only an indicator that should be interpreted—there are many situ-
ations in which a questionable histogram will match an exposure that is fine for the
intended effect (and vice-versa).
Full-details mode
In full-details mode, you can read a complete list of camera settings, plus see the histo-
gram and, in the background, a darkened preview of the image.
The camera-setting details are stored with the image, so you can refer to them using
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FlexColor even after you have loaded the image to your computer and stored it in your
archive.
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