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geekette · 05-17-2012, 02:34 PM

I use histogram religiously on my K-X. I simply enabled it in menu and it shows up every time I take a pic. However, I have it enabled on my K-5 but never get a histogram. I have yet to see the histogram when I take a pic on the K-5!

joe.penn · 05-17-2012, 02:45 PM

Originally posted by geekette

I have yet to see the histogram when I take a pic on the K-5!

Enable it "on view" by viewing a picture and pressing the "info button" until it shows - after that, it will always show until you change it again...

JohnBee · 05-17-2012, 02:46 PM

Once you enable it on the menu, try hitting the info button during the shot review. This will allow you to configure various display modes(including the histogram).

Hope this helps.
JohnBee

geekette · 05-17-2012, 03:13 PM

it doesn't work.. i press the info button upon 3 sec review and hte picture just disappears..

joe.penn · 05-17-2012, 03:16 PM

Originally posted by geekette

it doesn't work.. i press the info button upon 3 sec review and hte picture just disappears..

Hit your "play" button to show an image (not during 3 second review) and then hit the info button...

Adam · 05-17-2012, 04:07 PM

Originally posted by joe.penn

Hit your "play" button to show an image (not during 3 second review) and then hit the info button...

Right, and then it will remember that setting when displaying shots during instant review.

Gimbal · 05-18-2012, 12:45 AM

If I recall correctly you can enable it for instant review and/or for when viewing via the play button, so have you enable it for the "right view"?

geekette · 05-18-2012, 09:03 AM

Um.. i have histogram checked and I turned on histogram in PLAY. It still does not show the histogram right after I snap a picture like my K-X does. This is really frustrating.. If I can't get this working then somethgn must be wrng with my firmware. I should just send this camera back.. so annoying. When I press the info button after i take a pic it closes the pic out. geesh.

joe.penn · 05-18-2012, 10:11 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by geekette

When I press the info button after i take a pic it closes the pic out. geesh.

It's not AFTER you take the pic, it's when you are cycling through pics, this will give you the histo for cycling. If you enabled in your menu, you will see the histo during 3-sec preview, here are the steps:

Step 1: Find The Setting

Step 2: Enter Into The Setting And "Check" Histo Option

Step 3: Shoot Picture And Enjoy RGB Histo For 3-Seconds

IF RGB HISTO IS NOT WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR (IE: LOOKING FOR MASTER|COMBINED), GO TO STEP 4 BELOW

Step 4: Shoot Picture And WHILE RGB HISTO IS DISPLAYED, Use You Up/Down Arrow (On D-Pad) To Switch To Combined Histo - Now Histo Will Always Look Like The Following

geekette · 05-18-2012, 10:27 AM

Ok I am a dummy.. i was enabling histogram in the digital preview not instant review.. lol. It's working now thanks!

05-17-2012, 02:34 PM	#1
geekette Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 528	K-5 Histogram? I use histogram religiously on my K-X. I simply enabled it in menu and it shows up every time I take a pic. However, I have it enabled on my K-5 but never get a histogram. I have yet to see the histogram when I take a pic on the K-5!

05-17-2012, 04:07 PM	#6
Adam Administrator Site Webmaster Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Arizona Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 51,609	Originally posted by joe.penn Hit your "play" button to show an image (not during 3 second review) and then hit the info button... Right, and then it will remember that setting when displaying shots during instant review. Adam PentaxForums.com Webmaster (Site Usage Guide \| Site Help \| My Photography) PentaxForums.com server and development costs are user-supported. You can help cover these costs by donating or purchasing one of our Pentax eBooks. Or, buy your photo gear from our affiliates, Adorama, B&H Photo, KEH, or Topaz Labs, and get FREE Marketplace access - click here to see how! Trusted Pentax retailers:

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05-17-2012, 02:45 PM	#2
joe.penn Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Maryland (Right Outside Washington DC) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,902	Originally posted by geekette I have yet to see the histogram when I take a pic on the K-5! Enable it "on view" by viewing a picture and pressing the "info button" until it shows - after that, it will always show until you change it again...

05-17-2012, 02:46 PM	#3
JohnBee Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Newrfoundland Photos: Albums Posts: 4,667	Once you enable it on the menu, try hitting the info button during the shot review. This will allow you to configure various display modes(including the histogram). Hope this helps. JohnBee

05-17-2012, 03:13 PM	#4
geekette Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 528 Original Poster	it doesn't work.. i press the info button upon 3 sec review and hte picture just disappears..

05-17-2012, 03:16 PM	#5
joe.penn Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Maryland (Right Outside Washington DC) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,902	Originally posted by geekette it doesn't work.. i press the info button upon 3 sec review and hte picture just disappears.. Hit your "play" button to show an image (not during 3 second review) and then hit the info button...

05-18-2012, 12:45 AM	#7
Gimbal Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 2,106	If I recall correctly you can enable it for instant review and/or for when viewing via the play button, so have you enable it for the "right view"?

05-18-2012, 09:03 AM	#8
geekette Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 528 Original Poster	Um.. i have histogram checked and I turned on histogram in PLAY. It still does not show the histogram right after I snap a picture like my K-X does. This is really frustrating.. If I can't get this working then somethgn must be wrng with my firmware. I should just send this camera back.. so annoying. When I press the info button after i take a pic it closes the pic out. geesh.

05-18-2012, 10:11 AM - 1 Like	#9
joe.penn Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Maryland (Right Outside Washington DC) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,902	Originally posted by geekette When I press the info button after i take a pic it closes the pic out. geesh. It's not AFTER you take the pic, it's when you are cycling through pics, this will give you the histo for cycling. If you enabled in your menu, you will see the histo during 3-sec preview, here are the steps: Step 1: Find The Setting Step 2: Enter Into The Setting And "Check" Histo Option Step 3: Shoot Picture And Enjoy RGB Histo For 3-Seconds IF RGB HISTO IS NOT WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR (IE: LOOKING FOR MASTER\|COMBINED), GO TO STEP 4 BELOW Step 4: Shoot Picture And WHILE RGB HISTO IS DISPLAYED, Use You Up/Down Arrow (On D-Pad) To Switch To Combined Histo - Now Histo Will Always Look Like The Following

05-18-2012, 10:27 AM	#10
geekette Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 528 Original Poster	Ok I am a dummy.. i was enabling histogram in the digital preview not instant review.. lol. It's working now thanks!

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