How histograms can help you control key factors that affect exposure levels. Correct exposures are the first step towards usable image files and the histogram displays provided in most digital cameras ...

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It’s easy to set exposure by eye. We’ve all done it. The problem is that the electronic viewfinder or LCD screen on your camera does not show a 100% accurate representation of what the sensor is ...

How to use the histogram displays in your camera to improve your photos. All digital cameras are able to display a histogram on their LCD monitors and/or in their electronic viewfinders. It’s one of ...

If you’re a relatively experienced photographer you probably have a basic understanding of your camera’s histogram, the graph that acts as a visualization of the light in a scene. But it’s commonly ...

Techniques / Using the Histogram tool in Paint Shop Pro X2 Michael Bates uses PaintShop pro X2 to show us how the Histogram Adjustment tool can easily alter both the exposure on an image-wide scale ...

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Thanks to modern digital cameras, even casual snapshots are sharper, better exposed, and more vividly colorful than photos of old. But digital cameras can’t work magic. They aren’t good at figuring ...

Reader Question: Which exposure mode should I use with my camera? What’s the difference between “Auto” and “A”? The Auto setting is essentially the same as Program mode, but with one important ...

1. What You See May Not Be What You Get. If you shoot RAW, the LCD actually shows you the JPEG preview. So don’t panic if the color, contrast, and exposure aren’t exactly what you were looking ...