Question by lauren: canon camera night settings?
I am going to an event this weekend called GLOW. which is an art exhibit to be viewed at night which means there will be a lot of colored LED lights. I would like to take my tripod and take a lot of pictures. could someone tell me what the best settings would be for my canon SD750? should I change the shutter speed and make it really long? and if so…how long? should I change the ISO? and can I have it on Vivid?
Best answer:
Answer by The Violator!
Here’s some basic info on using your camera settings and metering – a short and quick answer is likely to be misleading… this’ll help and is simply explained:
Exposure
http://www.image-nut.com/spip.php?rubrique86
Using light
http://www.image-nut.com/spip.php?rubrique91
Dusk
http://www.image-nut.com/spip.php?article652
Natural light
http://www.image-nut.com/spip.php?article653
Enjoy!
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use a higher ISO
if the camera has a night mode use that
Here’s what I would do:
Bump up the iso
Go fully manual
Set a shutter speed of at least 1/60 unless using a tripod then drop it down even further
Set the aperture at f/8
then bracket my shots until I got proper exposure.
Referring to my trusty FotoSharp (http://www.fotosharp.com) Day & Night Exposure Guide we’ll use the settings for “Neon Signs”.
Camera in “Manual Mode”, flash OFF.
ISO 100
f2.8 @ 1/60 sec
f4 @ 1/30 sec
f5.6 @ 1/15 sec.
f8 @ 1/8 sec
f11 @ 1/4 sec.
These should give you a good starting point. If you decide that exposure adjustments are needed, use the shutter speed ONLY. Changing more than one variable (f-stop, ISO, shutter speed) leads to confusion.
Good luck and hope to see your results.