 Sachin D. Das |
poor result in night scene setting I have just bought a D70s and the results have been very discouraging. My day light pictures needs an exposure compensation of at least +1.5 to look decent and at night scene setting results are so poor that you can count pixels. Any help on this?
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Mike Rubin |
Sachin, Just some thoughts, It may seem obvious but,I would review the settings,Did you accidently set it to underexpose? Does it happen in all modes? Also it is possible that the metering in the D70s is biased to underexpose.Although 1.5 seems like a lot. I have read reviews on other Nikons and it is the opipnion of the reviwer that this is the case. Re:Seeing the pixels seems as if you are not shooting at the highest quality setting the camer has.(largest file) or it may be "noise" you are seeing from long exposures or high ISO setting I hope this helps, Also, I checked out your gallery,Your images are good. - Mike
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Sachin D. Das |
Thanks Mike for your commments. The picture you've seen in my gallery are mostly taken on my previous camera F80. I usually take my pictures in RAW(NEF) mode. This is the highest quality. My problem is with the night scene mode. The pictures are of very poor quality or sometime shaken. I understand the shake part but picture showing pixels is unacceptable. As per your instruction I'll check the settings again. Thanks Sachin
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Mike Rubin |
Sachin, One last thought, If you are seeing small bright white or colored spots on black parts of your night shots they are "Hot Pixels" and there is not much you can do except clone them out. - Mike
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Pete H |
Hello Sachin, Concerning the underexposure; the D-50/D-70 Nikons DO indeed meter somewhat under and IS intentional on the part of the Nikon Firmware engineers. This is not a bad thing. As you probably know, blown highlights in digital can not be recovered. As a general rule for ALL digital cameras, it is always best to err on the side of under exposure by perhaps one half to a full stop. "Meter for highlights, develop for shadow" Film is the exact opposite. Correction of this is quite easy, either with the exp comp or in post processing. Night Photography: Make sure you are at your lowest ISO. Exposures over 1 minute will be a little better with NR (Noise Reduction) on. Hope that helps a little. All the Best, Pete
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Terry R. Hatfield |
The Scene Modes On Most Cameras Don't Work Very Well,(Night Scene Mode Is Trying To Get You More Shutter Speed So It Ups The ISO Which Increases Grain), It Doesn't Know What Your Trying To Accomplish You Have To Tell The Camera, Use The Aperture Priority Mode And The Camera Will Pick An Appropriate Shutter Speed, Use Your Lowest ISO Value And A Good Sturdy Tripod With A Remote Release Or The Self Timer. Shoot In Raw And Tweak The Final Exposure (If Necessary) Within The Raw File Converter. It Can Be Done Manually But It Takes A Bit More Of A Learning Curve Sachin... I Assume Your Using Some Type Of Daylight Setting For Your (Daylight) Images Too, As For The Straight D70 That I Have It Needs A - Exposure Comp In Bright Daylight As Much As -2.0 Sometimes But That Is In The (Aperture Mode) I Have Never Used The Scene Modes With The D70 So I Couldn't Tell You What That Would Be Like;-)
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Sachin D. Das |
Thanks Terry and all of you for your inputs. I haven't tried the aperture mode yet. Yeah I understand the need for a tripod but carrying it all the time is a big problem. But thanks again. I now understand why there are so many grains in my night mode scene. Can I shoot in shutter mode, let's say to suit my hand held speed i.e. around 15 or above and then later do the exposure compensation in photoshop. Have anyone tried that way? Will it still show the grains?
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