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Old 01-23-2010, 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by sphelps View Post
Your aperture was 5.8
This comes from the f2.8-5.8 shown on the lens?
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... and your exposure time was 1/50.
Okay, you got me here. How do I figure out the shutter speed on this puppy?
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...You shot in program auto, I would suggest shooting in aperture priority. The biggest problem with the picture is the flash, typically you should avoid using a flash with the style of camera you're using. You also want to use a manual white balance setting.
  • Adjust WB to preset manual
  • shoot in aperture priority with the highest f number while still maintaining a fast enough shutter speed to prevent hand shake and motion blur.
  • Flash off
  • You can bump up the iso a little and adjust the exposure compensation a little in the negative to get a faster shoot while maintaining DOF.
I can't seem to find an (obvious) Shutter/Aperture Priority choice on this model - is there a mode setting that is called something different by Sony?

If I don't use the flash, do I still want to the smallest ASA/ISO possible to maximize my DOF?

WB camera options:
  • auto
  • daylight
  • cloudy
  • Flourescent Light 1 white
  • FL 2 natural white
  • FL 3 day white
  • Incandescent
  • flash
Do I want to chose one that matches the lighting or just experiment?

I sure miss having a decent SLR with properly named & easy to decipher settings
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