Rongnongno wrote:
On camera histogram are inaccurate and do not offer any legitimate information, even for a JPG.
The only thing you can depend on is if your capture is more or less accurate using the 'bell curve'. Too much to the left = underexposed, too much to the right = overexposed.
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Oh, don't be so negative, Rongnongno ;)
I found a new toy inside a toy and I want to play with it!
In any case, don't know if you have seen the live histogram on the E-M1 and I can see it could have some usefulness for a quick check of over- or underexposure.
So far all I know about it, is part of what I read in the two books (read both chapters only once, and my old brain no longer retains information easily).
Today it's too wet outside for my liking, but the first next "nice" day, I will be going to a park near hear, where there are completely open areas, as well as dark areas under the trees. Perfect location to try out this new toy. After I've tried it and seen what it can or cannot do for me, I'll decide whether I'll leave it or turn it off again.
Camera use in the old days sure was a lot easier: I was about 11 or 12 when my Dad let me use one of his cameras: "Just leave this button on 125, when the sun shines, turn this one to 11, or if it is cloudy, to 5.6. That was it. Dad developed the film, and I liked the negatives, but Dad never got around to printing them - something like the cobbler's daughter going barefoot...
But, I like to learn about new toys, and this new camera has lots of them ;-)