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Fuji S9000
I am new to digital. I am shooting with Fuji S9000. I dont understand why in auto mode my pictures are not consistant. Dosen't seem to make any difference weather indoors or outdoors. They are either blurry or somewhat dark. Any help is welcome. Would like to find a site with people who also use this camera to get me on the right path.Please help Thank You
December 21, 2007
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John P. Sandstedt |
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If your S9000 is like my Canon 30D the problem is the Automatic Mode. My 30D has a default exposure setting in automatic; I'm not sure what is. Any and every picture will be exposed at that setting regardless of lighting conditions, exactly the same way a film point and shot camera worked. My Olympus Stylus 115 was set at f/6.3 and 1/40th sec. If you really don't want to use one of the Creative Modes [Av or Tv, for example] at least use Program Mode, if you camera has one. Here, the camera's computer will do a little bit of work and adjust exposure following the computer's variable adjustment chart [check you manual for it.] Fo maximum control, however, use the Creative Modes. I prefer Av - primarily because most of my images are taken of relative inert subjects. Of course, if I go to my grandson's soccer game, I go to Tv and raise the ISO as needed.
December 21, 2007
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Christopher A. Walrath |
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The reason your pictures are not consistent is that your camera is dumb. Not insulting its quality, just the camera's ability to differentiate how you want your image to end up looking like. Your camera's meter will average everything in your subject so that you get average photos. Not necessarily what you may want, but they will be an average, acceptable exposure. But if you would rather have more detail in a few highlights when the majority of the subject is in shadow then your camera will lower automatic exposure, making the image overall darker than you may desire and wash out your highlights and vice versa. As to the blurriness, I know that most automatic focusing systems, even on film cameras have a tough time with low light. I don't what instances are causing you problems but in low-light subjects, try focusing on the brightest feature that is in your subject at roughly the same range from the camera as the object(s) you wish to be in focus. I'm not familiar with the Fuji's but the Canons have a button for holding focus when changing from one depth of focus to another thus preserving the focus you need for the shot. Hope this helps a little.
December 21, 2007
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