Camera Questions

[asianpersuasion]

Use L glass and people move out of your way.

My wife and I went to the Zoo a few weeks ago. I showed her how to tell if a person has some L glass. Now I'm hoping she doesn't look in my bag

 

[dbolemiss]

Pretty good deal for someone wanting to start out.


http://lafayette.craigslist.org/pho/2118338338.html

 

[LACamper]

Well, I just upgraded my camera. For my birthday I was given a Nikon L110. Its not a DSLR but its a big step up from what I was using. Now I just have to figure out what I'm doing to cause some of the blurry photos...

review: http://www.testfreaks.com/digitalcameras/nikon-coolpix-l110/

 

[aroundlsu]

The problem with that image is slow shutter speed. You shot at 1/30th of a second at ISO 86 and f/4.5. Way wrong settings for an overcast morning. ISO 400 1/120th of a second would have been sharp.

 

[LACamper]

That was the automated 'easy shoot' setting. I haven't figured out how to adjust everything yet. I had the same problem on some indoor shots.

 

[dtd80]

That's funny because my cousin got the same camera recently. It is nice for the price. You have to experiment with settings to understand what you need to do. I am learning myself so in some situations, I adjust settings myself and see how it comes out.

 

[dtd80]

The problem with that image is slow shutter speed. You shot at 1/30th of a second at ISO 86 and f/4.5. Way wrong settings for an overcast morning. ISO 400 1/120th of a second would have been sharp.

So as you have less light, you would need to lower your shutter speed correct? Also I've been told ISO controls the noise in the picture. Is this true? If so, why would anyone have lower ISO settings in the first place?

 

[topgunz1]

ISO is the sensitivity to light. higher sensitivity means you can collect the light for the image in less time, so a faster shutter speed. But the higher the sensitivity, the more noise you can get.

The less light you have, the longer shutter speed you need, you can counteract that with a higher iso but risk noise if you go too high.

 

[paddle007]

For macro stuff I use a magnifying lens/jewelers magnifier for close ups. It's the best I can do with my point and shoots digital camera. I have to play with the distance of camera and magnifier but it can yield great results. Typically forget the flash as reflection is a pita.