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Re: Do JPEG Styles alter the histogram?
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m100 wrote:
nnowak wrote:
m100 wrote:
nnowak wrote:
m100 wrote:
nnowak wrote:
MAC wrote:
StrugglingforLight wrote:
If so, would it be best to use a neutral style to get the "most accurate" histogram if shooting raw only? Or does it not matter?
Thank you.
if you shoot raw, it matters not -- just post-process to taste
It does matter
In what way ?
The answer was right there in the part of my post that you snipped out.
Ok. I was thinking you were saying there is a difference when PP ?
No. The OP's question revolves around using the in camera histogram to optimize image exposure at the time of capture.
The info is in the raw file but can be changed by PL or Lightroom ?
Of course.
I found the sharpness setting in picture styles can affect focus peaking.
Yes. Focus peaking is just being run on the video feed going to the LCD/EVF and requires a demosaiced, processed image.
It could affect auto focus too ?
No, not with phase detect AF, as this is done using direct image sensor data and is independent of any demosaicing.
I am thinking tracking is being run on the video feed going to the LCD/EVF too and the neutral style default has sharpness turned down.
Am not seeing how turning the sharpness down is of any use at all when trying to track or focus ?
Sure does not help with manual focus ?
When the photo makes it to PL then it really does not matter at all ?
good point, and if you chimp on the back screen, you want to see sharpness
and when shooting raw, once it reaches DXO PL, it really doesn't matter -- as I said from the start
so imo, the answer that should have been check marked is that some can refer to some theoretical landscape shooters custom application that they have no experience with, and can't give settings, but in the end, it really doesn't matter, because at most the back screen isn't the reality of what the raw image will end up looking like and you want the back screen image to be sharp enough to chimp as you alluded to and see if you achieved proper focus.