The base characteristics tool is one that most users won’t need to touch, but we’ve included it to make life easier for the small percentage of people who will have a specific need. Whether your screen’s brightness is high or low, whether you calibrate or not, the histogram will show you exactly what’s there even if your eye may deceive you. The histogram is an invaluable tool to visualize the data in your photos. Capture One’s histogram has a gray shadowed area that represents the luminosity values from pure black to pure white and line graph overlays for red, green, and blue values. The histogram tool displays a graph that represents the tones and values of your image, as well as your ISO, shutter speed, and aperture settings.
