Can anyone explain what this means please?

[_Lee_]

This appears when I take a photo in pro mode, can anyone explain it please? I understand it's referencing camara information but I don't know how to 'read' it.

[Tourbillon De La Vie]

This 

https://eu.community.samsung.com/t5/galaxy-s23-series/when-taking-a-photo-in-pro-mode-what-does-this...

[GoanGeek]

Photography is basically painting by light.

The histogram graph basically shows you your darks and highlight for correct exposure.

Some will have the basic ( red , yellow, red).colours as well.

It's more useful if shooting raw photos, and you will all see it in raw image editors like Adobe Lightroom. Etc.

Master it and you'll be unstoppable.


https://photographylife.com/understanding-histograms-in-photography

[GoanGeek]

So based on your graph. I can deduce you have shot an underexposed or dark image as the graph is all on the left.

It's.like an ecg for your camera.

[_Lee_]

And if it was exposed it would favour the right side I presume?

This was just a random screenshot to post here but good to note

[_Lee_]

I never saw the reply from that previous post until now. I dont recall receiving a notification for the last post for a reply, so I forgot I'd asked before aha. Thanks for linking

[GoanGeek]

A proper exposed photo will hug the entire graph.
If it leans more to the right, it means it's over exposed.

It also depends on what you are shooting.

Learn to use Lightroom. It will give you an idea of clipping the highlights, etc

See some videos on editing in lightroom.

But basic is if it leans to left means underexposed or you are shooting a dark subject in a dark environment kinda thing.

If it's extreme right that over exposed or you are shooting something white etc.

You want the spikes somewhere in The middle of the graph for a well balanced photo.

Again depending what you are shooting or the style you want like a silhouette etc.

[_Lee_]

Great, thanks for this info. I did some reading and note taking on the ISO, shutter speed etc but this hadn't figured out yet.

Sometimes I have gone to take a shot and it's been a tall thin line on the left, nothing in the middle and then a tall thin line on the right. How would I balance that out prior to taking a shot do you think. I'm a little confused on when to adjust ISO or shutter

[GoanGeek]

Don't worry about the graph too much.

Lower the isolation better the picture but darker the picture ( good for daylight photos)

Faster shutter speed darker photo ( again good gor daylight , sports etc)

[_Lee_]

OK and one last question - When I take a picture in evening, and I set adjustments manually, it still makes the photo look like daytime when I want it to remain dark. Is there an option I'm missing to stop it doing this?