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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 361266" data-attributes="member: 12496">Naturally, I left out the most important words.&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; Specifically what we look for, the major reason we check the histogram, is to make sure it is NOT OVEREXPOSED, which is seen by a tall spike or peak, EXACTLY ON THE RIGHT EDGE.&nbsp; A tall peak exactly on the right edge is clipping, and is lost detail in the highlights, that we can never get back.&nbsp; So we back off on the camera exposure so there is no tall peak right on the right edge.&nbsp; This is about 99% of the purpose to look at the histogram.&nbsp;&nbsp; Data normally should be near the right edge (making the assumption it is an average scene), but NO PEAK RIGHT ON IT. The&nbsp; &nbsp; Lightroom histogram does this fine, no issue,&nbsp; but when watching in the camera ALWAYS ALWAYS watch the three RGB histograms for this.&nbsp; The one single gray histogram there is something else, and the single camera histogram IS NOT A MEANINGFUL HISTOGRAM for our photo purposes.&nbsp; Watch the three RGB histograms.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 361266, member: 12496"] Naturally, I left out the most important words. :) Specifically what we look for, the major reason we check the histogram, is to make sure it is NOT OVEREXPOSED, which is seen by a tall spike or peak, EXACTLY ON THE RIGHT EDGE. A tall peak exactly on the right edge is clipping, and is lost detail in the highlights, that we can never get back. So we back off on the camera exposure so there is no tall peak right on the right edge. This is about 99% of the purpose to look at the histogram. Data normally should be near the right edge (making the assumption it is an average scene), but NO PEAK RIGHT ON IT. The Lightroom histogram does this fine, no issue, but when watching in the camera ALWAYS ALWAYS watch the three RGB histograms for this. The one single gray histogram there is something else, and the single camera histogram IS NOT A MEANINGFUL HISTOGRAM for our photo purposes. Watch the three RGB histograms. [/QUOTE]

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