Hasselblad H3D 31MPix User Manual page 48

ISO setting
White balance
Button label
Image file name
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.
Look at the histogram examples and the explanations below:
Underexposure
A histogram display that is concentrated on the left with few pixels elsewhere indicates
a likely underexposure. Many details will be lost in the shadows.
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Even exposure
A histogram display that is spread across the full range indicates a likely good exposure.
There 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
B
A histogram display that is concentrated on the right with few pixels elsewhere indicates
a likely overexposure Many details will be lost in the highlights
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Full-details mode
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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
FlexColor even after you have loaded the image to your computer and stored it in your
archive.
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Current storage medium
Approval status and
browse filter setting
Storage capacity
(Shots taken / shots remaining)
The histogram is only an indicator thast should be interpreted—there are many situ-
ations in which a questionable histogram will match an exposure that is perfectly fine
for the intended effect (and vice-versa).
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The standard preview display is the one
shown when you first turn on the camera
and is probably the view you will use most
often. It features a preview of your most re-
cent shot and basic information about the
settings and the image itself. Several other
display modes are also available, including
histogram, capture details, full-screen and
battery saver. Please see Preview Modes
for details.
Furthermore, the display enables you to
navigate the menu system and make cam-
era settings; see Working with the Menus
for details.
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