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10-31-2007, 02:20 PM
There are three options on the Age of Moon graph tab. Keep in mind that nothing performed here affects or changes your photographs.
COMPARISON METHOD
There are two options in this window. The first is "actual file count". This option will cause the graph to display the actual number of photographs taken during each lunar day. This is the most common method for displaying the frequency of photographs taken. The second option is "percent of total". This graph will have the exact same shape as the "actual file count" however, the scale changes to the percent of photographs taken at each lunar day. For example, if your data set contains 1000 photographs and 100 were taken at on day 5, then at lunar day 5 the graph will show 10%. Percent of total is most useful for comparing different folders of photographs where one camera was in the field for a longer time than the other.
START AND END TIME
This option will allow you to graph photographs taken during specific time frames. For example, if you set the start and end times to 6am and 6pm then the graph will be constructed with only those photos taken during this time frame. This would be useful for determining which lunar ages produce the most daytime pictures.
PRINT
This option will automatically print the graph to your DEFAULT printer.
SAVE PICTURE
This option will allow you to save the graph to a .jpeg picture which can be uploaded for sharing to forums like this one.
HOW TO READ THE GRAPH
The age of moon graph shows the number/percent of photographs taken during each of the 29 lunar days of the moon cycle. Every single day of the year falls into one of these lunar days. Technically, each of these days are slightly more than one day long due to the lunar cycle being 29.5 days long. A depiction of the moon is shown along the graph to show what phase of the moon each day falls under. The "New Moon" falls on days 29 and 1. The "First Quarter" falls on approximately day 8 while the "Full Moon" falls on days 14/15. The "Last Quarter" falls on approximately day 22.
COMPARISON METHOD
There are two options in this window. The first is "actual file count". This option will cause the graph to display the actual number of photographs taken during each lunar day. This is the most common method for displaying the frequency of photographs taken. The second option is "percent of total". This graph will have the exact same shape as the "actual file count" however, the scale changes to the percent of photographs taken at each lunar day. For example, if your data set contains 1000 photographs and 100 were taken at on day 5, then at lunar day 5 the graph will show 10%. Percent of total is most useful for comparing different folders of photographs where one camera was in the field for a longer time than the other.
START AND END TIME
This option will allow you to graph photographs taken during specific time frames. For example, if you set the start and end times to 6am and 6pm then the graph will be constructed with only those photos taken during this time frame. This would be useful for determining which lunar ages produce the most daytime pictures.
This option will automatically print the graph to your DEFAULT printer.
SAVE PICTURE
This option will allow you to save the graph to a .jpeg picture which can be uploaded for sharing to forums like this one.
HOW TO READ THE GRAPH
The age of moon graph shows the number/percent of photographs taken during each of the 29 lunar days of the moon cycle. Every single day of the year falls into one of these lunar days. Technically, each of these days are slightly more than one day long due to the lunar cycle being 29.5 days long. A depiction of the moon is shown along the graph to show what phase of the moon each day falls under. The "New Moon" falls on days 29 and 1. The "First Quarter" falls on approximately day 8 while the "Full Moon" falls on days 14/15. The "Last Quarter" falls on approximately day 22.