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Old 18-04-2007, 14:08   #73
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Re: Photography Question - Digi Cam

I prefer shots 001 & 006, good colour and saturation, lots of detail, highlights and lowlights are good. 017 is overexposed, you've lost the sky and everything else is bleached out. Compare the yellow table cloth in 006 & 017, there is detail in 006 which is gone in 017.

BTW, were you inside shooting out through a window?

Here is the EXIF for those three:

001

Exposure Time: 1/1000
F Number: 2.80
Exposure Program: manual control
Bias: 0/10
Metering Mode: multi-segment
Light Source: 16
Flash:
Focal Length: 5.80
Shutter Speed: 1/1000.00
Orientation: upper left
Aperture: 2.97

006

Exposure Time: 1/1500
F Number: 2.80
Exposure Program: manual control
Bias: 0/10
Metering Mode: multi-segment
Light Source: 16
Flash:
Focal Length: 5.80
Shutter Speed: 1/1000.00
Orientation: upper left
Aperture: 2.97

017
Exposure Time: 1/180
F Number: 2.80
Exposure Program: program normal
Bias: 10/10
Metering Mode: multi-segment
Light Source: 16
Flash:
Focal Length: 5.80
Shutter Speed: 1/125.00
Orientation: upper left
Aperture: 2.97


DW

---------- Post added at 12:57 ---------- Previous post was at 12:44 ----------

Quote:
Originally Posted by Barewolf View Post
Will the blur appear on the LCD? Before i take the shot? or is it just trial and error based on the formula?
It can be quite subtle, I don't think you are going to see it on a LCD.

There is a relationship between speed and f-stop:

1/1000 at f2 = 1/500 at f4 = 1/250 at f8

Under normal circumstances you'll go for the highest f-stop number for best depth of field, but if you're photographing moving cars for instance you'll want the fastest speed to stop the motion.

It's all about compromises, therein lie the joys of photography.


DW

---------- Post added at 13:08 ---------- Previous post was at 12:57 ----------

Quote:
Originally Posted by Barewolf View Post
The camera is a Samsung S700 Digimax. Its 3x Zoom goes up to 5x Digital Zoom in total. Im not sure how this works exactly. Not sure if its all Digital zoom or not, after i pass the 3x zoom it really zooms in and its impossible to take a decent picture.
The 3x optical zoom is fine, it's a real glass lens magnifying the image with no loss of quality. Once you reach the end of the 3x zoom the digital zoom takes over. The 5x digital zoom throws away detail and making what's left bigger to fit the screen, nasty.

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