Live view histogram in M240/246

[orengrad]

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Apologies if this should be obvious, but I don't have one of these cameras in hand and it's not clear to me from studying the manual:  is the EVF attachment required to see a live view histogram on an M240/246 or can it be displayed on the camera's rear LCD screen as well?

I know the histogram can be displayed on the rear screen in review mode, so this question is specifically about availability of the histogram pre-exposure.

[a.noctilux]

Pre-exposure histogram can be seen on the rear screen by pushing (half-press) the shutter button after some "process" 👨‍🎓.

Process is not common (for simple M menu we are used to...).

Push LV, then two times INFO, half-press shutter button, then we can see small histogram bottom/right of rear screen.

 

 

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[tom.w.bn]

vor einer Stunde schrieb a.noctilux:

Pre-exposure histogram can be seen on the rear screen by pushing (half-press) the shutter button after some "process" 👨‍🎓.

Process is not common (for simple M menu we are used to...).

Push LV, then two times INFO, half-press shutter button, then we can see small histogram bottom/right of rear screen.

 

 

What do you mean with process? The button-press-procedure or a processing time? The histogram is realtime as long as you press the shutter button. And the camera is back in that view when you turn the camera on again. 

The histogram is much smaller than the image review histogram.

[orengrad]

1 hour ago, a.noctilux said:

Pre-exposure histogram can be seen on the rear screen by pushing (half-press) the shutter button after some "process" 👨‍🎓.

Process is not common (for simple M menu we are used to...).

Push LV, then two times INFO, half-press shutter button, then we can see small histogram bottom/right of rear screen.

 

 

Merci!

Does the camera "remember" that you've set it to show the histogram, or do you need to push the INFO button twice every time you go into live view?

[orengrad]

15 minutes ago, tom.w.bn said:

And the camera is back in that view when you turn the camera on again. 

To be clear, do you mean that the histogram setting is "sticky" across LV sessions and even when the camera is turned off?

[tom.w.bn]

vor 57 Minuten schrieb orengrad:

To be clear, do you mean that the histogram setting is "sticky" across LV sessions and even when the camera is turned off?

With the info button you cycle through three modes: minimal info, minimal info + level tool, extended info with mini-histogram.

When you were in LV when you switched the camera off, you are back in LV when you switch the camera on again and the last view-mode is active.

Edited August 8, 2021 by tom.w.bn

[a.noctilux]

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1 hour ago, orengrad said:

Merci!

Does the camera "remember" that you've set it to show the histogram, or do you need to push the INFO button twice every time you go into live view?

Two possibilities:

- when in histogram screen and LV on, switch off the camera would "remember" the setting when on again, the same rear screen will show

- same screen but putting LV off before putting the M240/246 off, when put on again, needing to do pushing LV/2xINFO buttons again

[orengrad]

Very helpful - thanks to both of you!