RTFM - Histograms

[GfK]

Hello.

I hear you lot harping on about histograms on your fancy cameras, and I look at my S5100 and think, "wish mine had a histogram".

I've had that camera for over a year now. Yesterday I accidentally found out that it DOES have a histogram function!

I was looking at some of the pics I've taken (see the Conisbro/Pylons threads) and fumbled my camera, managed to catch it and saw something flash up on the screen. What the hell was that? How did I do it??

After 30.... maybe even 35 seconds of random button pressing, I found out how to do it! Damned if I know what it means but its there! Its a horrid multi-function button that you hold down while pressing other stuff to get the cam to do the most basic stuff, like change the shutter speed.

:bonk: :bonk: :bonk:

 

[DJW]

Ha Ha ...the old

 

[Warspite]

LOL - Better late than never I guess

 

[Matt]

i still have the manual for my camera in its little shrinkwrapped package.....

 

[Marcel]

I haven't read my manual for about 3 weeks I do keep it in my camera bag though, just incase. Very handy for reminding yourself which icon means what when you're looking for a seldom used function.

 

[CT]

LOL the menus are a nightmare on some compacts aren't they? My Nikon Coolpix 5000 took great shots, but if I didn't use it for a week I couldn't remember how to find/do anything.

Some info on using the in-camera histogram here.....

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/understanding-series/understanding-histograms.shtml

And using the histogram in editing software here.....

http://www.shortcourses.com/editing/edit-14.htm

 

[digitalfailure]

i still have the manual for my camera in its little shrinkwrapped package.....

Why are you keeping the manual down your pants?
thats just sick!!!

Re the histogram, if it looks like a cool mountain range, the pic is well exposed, if it's just the odd peak to the left or right......sort it out

 

[Matt]

i said IN a little shrinkwrapped package, not WITH one...

 

[Arkady]

Keep mine (the manual, that is) in the spares box when I go away just in case there's something I need to remind myself how to do. Usually it's the flash manual that gets a re-read now and again though as I seldom use it for anything other than bounced fill-in.