On 1 Dec 2005 at 10:22, Glen wrote: > In general, the histogram is a big help in setting exposure and contrast > settings on the camera, but there are still some cases where I think it > gives misleading information. Some sort of clipping indicator would be a > nice addition to the camera's preview features, or possibly provide a > numerical readout of the very brightest and darkest pixels captured in the > image, as measured on a 0-255 scale.
I believe that the histogram display data is extracted from the embedded JPG file which is affected by camera settings. Until the histogram is a function of the RAW data the histogram or a clipping indicator is only going to be a guide not an absolute indicator. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
