Winsor Crosby wrote:
> I tend to agree and do the same, but..
>
> The way I understand it every digital camera generates a jpg which is
> what gives you the picture on the LCD. It is small, the same size as
> the LCD, because that is the only way you can get the instant
> response you need for that function. This jpg gets the settings from
> the camera like white balance. Now here is the tricky part. The
> histogram is generated off this jpg.
All this seems to likely be pretty universally true.
> If you have a single histogram it is just the green channel from that jpg.
This might vary by brand and model. A pro model might use all 3
channels. Actually, green seems an odd choice. At least with outdoor
shots, blue is most often the color that has a high peak and tends to
blow out.
Moose
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