I'm not talking about the math histogram, but on my video camera it has the option of turning histogram on. When i turn it on, it has a little bar graph type thing that moves up and down.
2007-02-14 13:03:03 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Camcorders
Basically all it does is display the exposure levels. So if the graphed area covers the whole or most of the horizontal axis, you're good to go. As it goes more towards the right or the left, then you will end up having more shadows or more highlights (not a bad thing, but most of the time this means a bad exposure). Obviously since you have the LCD screen there, you wont be adjusting trying to make the graph perfect, but just using it as an aid to getting better exposures when the LCD isn't the perfect viewing device. Hope this helps!
2007-02-15 01:36:01 · answer #1 · answered by evilgenius4930 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a mathematical display of exposure. I didn't know that they had appeared on camcorders - they are more usually seen on digital still cameras as an aid to exposure. You can see the histogram ( a bit like a graph) in the rear screen and adjust you settings with its help to get (hopefully) perfect exposure. How it works on a camcorder, I don't know.
2007-02-14 22:38:00 · answer #2 · answered by rdenig_male 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋