fuji s9600

xirokx

xirokx

xirokx

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Hi,

I have been using the camera on manual loads lately and have managed to capture some decent shots, altho need more practice...

Whilst capturing on manual I notice a lot of my shots are noisey...I feel its becuz I want more then what the camera can give (if that makes sense?) in terms of capturing the lighting / composition / exposure / white balance etc etc

Therefore I think it may be time to move up towards a canon 400d

Does this make sense?

here check some images out

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please let me know what u think? whether its my mistake and I am doing something totally wrong? or whether its the camera?

Thanks
 
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I don't know much about photography yet, but you could try a lower ISO? I notice that the above are all 800 or 1600.
 
In the brightly lit ones you should be using 100 IS wherever possible, it would improve the image quality dramatically. In poor light I would try to stay at 400, no higher.
 
if I changed the ISO then I found the image was not portraying what I was seeing...

It was too light and did not capture "the moment" because using a higher ISO was simply adding too much light, using a lower ISO when there was enough light meant my images were coming out darker then what I was looking at...

Similarly in the images where light was limited I tried increasing the ISO and again the image was too bright or not bright enough...

Are you saying even if I had a canon 400d with kit lens I would get the same results, using the same camera settings?

thanks for help so far its really helpful...
 
Plus you need to work on your exposure- those shots are mostly overexposed (and the first under exposed).
 
over n under exposed? do you mean the F setting?

also, the images are a true image of what my eye saw etc colours / lighting etc

it was only when I manipulated the camera settings did i get anywhere close to the real thing but as you say they dont look right...

hmmm

im confuddled

pls help
 
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In the bright ones you're using 1600 ISO with a 1/4000 shutter speed, if you used 100ISO and a much slower shutter speed (maybe 1/320) they could still be taken handheld with ease and would produce noise free, sharp images that shouldn't be overblown.

You should also use a higher f/stop, f/4 would be ok for portraits and macro etc. when you want the background to blur, but for this kind of thing using higher would help keep everything in focus.
 
As said you shouldn't be using iso 1600 in those conditions. Also as said they are way overexposed. Most of the scenes include very high contrast between low light shadows and bright sun. A dSLR will give slightly greater range but not enough to handle the range in the scenes you have shot.

tbh I think you need to read up on basic camera settings, what effects they have and how they relate to each other. A dSLR is not a magic cure all.

Also there seems to be a macho thing about using cameras on manual. If you don't know what you are doing stick to another mode.
 
hey freebooter,

I think you have hit the nail on its head...

do you know of any good guides on basic camera settings other then the one in this forum and my manual?

I would be very grateful to hear more from you,

thanks in advance..

:)
 
rule of thumb generally is use the lowest ISO you can. Ihad the s6500 whic i beleive was the smaller brother to the s9600. as stated only really up the ISO if you want a shake free shot.

Landscape photography is usually done with a small aperture (high f/ number). this brings a lot more into focus.

I also noticed you are using spot metering. Try and have it on the evaluative which measures the light across the frame rather than just at the focus point. This will help to reduce either the blown out photos or the dark areas
 
xirokx said:
hey freebooter,

I think you have hit the nail on its head...

do you know of any good guides on basic camera settings other then the one in this forum and my manual?

I would be very grateful to hear more from you,

thanks in advance..

:)
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Understanding exposure is a good book and what i used to get to grips with the three key aspects to exposure which ISO, Shutter speed, and aperture.
 
F/stop - the lower the number the more light is let into the sensor, but it also reduces the depth of field; a low number will blur whatever is behind or in front of what you're focussing on.

For example:

f/5

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f/22

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ISO - A high ISO setting will mean you can take a shot with a shorter exposure time but it will also decrease the quality of the image, noise is the most obvious example of this. A dSLR will usually have better high ISO performance than a bridge/compact camera. A low ISO means a sharper, more detailed image but requires a longer exposure time.

Exposure - The length of time the shutter is kept open for a shot. Obviously effects the amount of light entering the sensor, generally shots can be taken handheld down to around 1/30 of a second, below that there will likely be blurring.
 
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