Questions tagged [low-light]
Conditions where the ambient (existing) light is of a low level (dark). Photographers often use additional lighting equipment or long exposures in low light conditions.
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How do I get better low-light pics with my superzoom compact camera?
I have a Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ95 (ZS80) camera on firmware v1.1. For indoor low light shooting (without a flash) the pics are bad, poor focus, poor colour (jpg 5184x2920 pixels). The outdoor pics are ...
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Does lower resolution result in better signal-to-noise ratio, given the same sensor size?
With the release of the Canon EOS R5/R6, there have been many saying that they prefer the 20MP R6 camera over the 45MP R5 camera, due to its lower price but also because of "better low-light ...
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How to achieve this low light/long exposure scribble lights effect but the subject remains steady/focused?
The photographer said it was done by using the built in flash, that's it and he never explained the process. Does anyone know how it was done?
https://i.stack.imgur.com/bdwsI.jpg
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How to stack low light shots (in Photoshop)
I want to take a picture of a very dark scene with the help of all the noise reduction tricks you would use when shooting stars: stacking multiple exposures, using dark frames, bias frames an so on.
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Is it possible for increased ISO to improve focusing in low light?
A member of a digital photo forum, to which I subscribe, stated that when she was photographing some badgers at night, the auto focus wouldn't work due to the lack of light.
She then said she upped ...
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How to brighten stars in Photoshop?
I have a few methods for brightening stars in Lightroom and Photoshop but most of these increase noise or worse make vignetting a lot more pronounced which is already difficult to deal with in night ...
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Is wide aperture required when shooting faraway objects in low light conditions?
Assuming the following:
the subject being shot is lit rather poorly
no flash because the subject is far away
the subject being shot doesn't move
the camera is on tripod and doesn't shake
no other ...
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How do I prevent and/or remove hot pixels in my shots?
I am getting some noise in my shots on the black. I wondered if this can be something i can prevent or do I need to clean the image sensor? I am using a Canon T3i/600d/Kiss X5.
The shot was done at ...
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Night Auto Race photography
I will be going to Road Atlanta in late Sept. early Oct for the 10 Hour Petit Le Mans. The race will begin during daylight hours and run into the night. I have never shot at night, or minimal ...
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How can I improve my indoor sports photography with Sony a6000
Apart from investing A LOT more money in to a new lens, how can I improve my indoor, low light sports photography, particularly roller derby. I currently use a Sony a6000 with an E-mount 50mm f1.8 ...
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Nikon D5200 - Dark band occurring on right half of liveview and in videos
OK, here's my story.
One day, I noticed that the liveview of my D5200 started to exhibit a darker band/ stripe when exposing in low-light environment. Literally the right half of the screen appears ...
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What causes darker areas on a still from a video stream when moving light source has passed through the image just before it has been taken?
When taking stills from a IP CCTV camera (Axis P1357-E) in low light (night) conditions of a moving vehicle, I am getting circular dark patches where the vehicle headlights have lit up the road.
As ...
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How do I autofocus accurately in low light (nightclub, handheld) with a flash and 35/1.8 lens?
I use a Nikon D3300 for nightclubs with a 35mm 1.8 lens and a Yongnuo YN-460 speedlight. Most of the shots I take are out of focus or the shutter doesn't work, saying the subject is too dark. I've ...
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How can I avoid the "Low Light!" warning with Samsung S1050 compact camera in Night mode?
I am wanting to take photos in dark conditions using the Night scene mode. For example, a carved Halloween pumpkin in the dark with a candle in it. However, I get the "Low Light!" warning message ...
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Lack of sharpness / focus in low light
I recently was playing around with my camera (Canon 60D) in a low light situation trying to focus on some subjects across the room. I noticed once getting home and getting the images onto the computer ...
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What are the pros and cons of constant-aperture zoom lenses, for a relative beginner?
I use a Sony NEX-5R, and I bought the Sony 18-105 F4 constant-aperture lens.
I'm aware that the constant-aperture F4 gathers more light than, say a F3.5 - 5.6, and it gives you more control over the ...
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What would be a better lens, 40 or 50mm prime, for walk around? [closed]
I have a Canon EOS Rebel T5i/700D body, an EF-S 18-55 wide angle lens, a 70-300mm telephoto lens, and the kit lens that came with the body.
I am still building my lens collection and am looking for ...
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Should I use a 24-105 or a 70-200 lens for photographing a high school marching band?
Ok, I am an amateur photographer and I will start being the marching band photographer for my high school. I will get a Canon 7d soon, but I'm told it has poor low-light capabilities, which is a ...
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What would be the right way to shoot a portrait in a very dark room with flash?
I have several flash units. Both the shoe-mount type and the "studio" type.
The portrait has to be taken in a room that happens to not have
windows. It is always dark in there. I can bring a light ...
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Is it normal for autofocus to produce blurry photos under low light?
I use a Sony NEX-5R. I find that the autofocus often fails during low light, as in produces out of focus photos.
Sometimes it's clearly out of focus, and I can see that on the LCD, in which case I ...
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Why doesn't my camera capture a dark picture when it looks dark to the human eye?
I tried searching for this, but found nothing on this topic:
is there a way to set the camera to get images in around the brightness a human eye sees?
For example, in bright daylight, I would set it ...
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Which of these lenses should I get for low light conditions?
I'm on a $500 budget and I'm thinking of getting one of these two lenses for low light conditions (e.g. small venue concerts):
Sigma 28mm f/1.8 EX DG DF Macro Canon-ef
50mm f/1.4 USM
I think I ...
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How can I amplify the light from a tiny white LED through a keyhole?
I am working currently on an art project.
My target: I apply around 1000 lumen of light through a key hole of a door lock.
The light is supposed to go through the key hole and the outcome of the
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How can I best take pictures of a choir at a school fundraising dinner?
I was asked to be the photographer at a school fundraiser dinner. I am not a professional photographer & will be using my Canon 60D with a Canon 24-105, 18-55 lenses & a sigma 10-20 lens plus ...
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Why are these lights all different colours and how can I correct them?
I occasionally take panoramic city photos and I've noticed that certain sections of the cities have a lot of different coloured lights.
What causes these different lights? Some of these appear to be ...
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Low light, indoor gig photography without pumping that ISO?
I've got a Canon EOS4000D and regularly shoot photography for my wife's church. I use a Tamron SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD G2 and a Sigma 50-200 f/4-5.6 dc os hsm.
The problem I'm having is it's quite ...
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photo using no flash
I've been put into a situation where I have been asked to photograph a party in a hall where there is virtually no light. I want the photos to have a very dark backgound but the person stands out how ...
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Low light pixel aggregation
If a lower resolution end image was acceptable, wouldn't it be possible to halve the width and halve the height of a low-light image and take the sum of the light in each block of 2x2 pixels when ...
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Autofocus performance of different brands at night
Are there huge differences in the ability to focus in low light between different brands and models?
I have a Pentax Kx with a Sigma 30mm 1.4. My problem is, that the camera's autofocus does not work ...
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How can a camera with a small sensor have better low-light performance than a camera with a bigger sensor?
In Potato Jet's video comparing the Canon M50 versus the Panasonic G7, you can see at 8:51 that the Canon M50 has a more noisy image in low light compared to the Panasonic G7, even though the M50 has ...
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How to take pictures of a moving speaker in a dark room with accent lights?
I’m taking pictures this Sunday at my church of the youth pastor preaching and in the youth room is a semi-lit type of room with a lot of accent colour lights. He’s going to be moving and I want to ...
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Tactics to avoid motion blur in low light conditions
I shoot stationary subjects that are subject to motion (like a standing person that might move vs a perfectly still landscape) with my camera hand held. Normally I try and stay at 1/200 or faster when ...
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How do I take baby shower pictures in a low light situation?
I was invited to my friend baby shower last week to take some pictures for them. Most of the picture came out dark and noise. Of course I used my SB-600 flashlight but it wouldn't help that much. Is ...
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Will a short focal length cut it for indoor event photography? (Context: It's Crowded, Dark, Has Mixed Lighting, and Requires Walking Around.)
Short version: What primes are good walk-around lenses for an indoor, dark, crowded environment where you'll be taking pictures of individuals or small groups ad-hoc, walking around and stopping in ...
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Good DSLR camera for ice hockey pictures [duplicate]
My son just started hockey and my pictures are very dark and grainy. The lights are dim. Was looking to get another camera and lens to take better pictures. Would like to stay under $5,000. Any ...
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Confused between 2 "pro" point & shoot cameras [closed]
I want to buy a pro point and shoot camera, but I can't decide between the Nikon Coolpix p340($285) and the Sony rx100($385). I love night photography and also nature scenery photography during the ...
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What are the best camera settings for taking pictures in a limo?
I am helping out taking pictures for a wedding today and I need to take pictures inside the limo. I have a Canon Rebel Xs and I do a lot of outdoor shooting with natural sunlight but I don't have much ...
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How can I best use two torches (aka flashlights) to take photographs of my artwork indoors?
I have two lights in my room but their light is not enough. So, I count them as ambient light.
I don't have enough money to buy something expensive like studio stuff, but I have two torches similar ...
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Using dedicated light-meters in moon-lit / very dark scenes
One part of Michael's answer to long exposure caught my eye.
He stated that most camera light meters would find it difficult to meter dimly lit scenes such as a landscape illuminated only by the moon....
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How to achieve bright lighting without noise at night?
In the picture below we can see that the lighting is perfect with least possible noise. What could be the possible settings used to capture this photo or what are the necessary post processing steps ...
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What are the settings to get a perfect picture in cloudy weather (low light)?
Using a GoPro Hero 4 Silver's default settings I took a picture in cloudy weather (low light). Here is the result I got which is very very bad!
What settings do I need to get a good result in cloudy ...
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Is it possible to improve the quality of images I grab at 90fps?
I am using "Raspicam" (https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/hardware/camera.md)
for a robotics project, where I need to get as many images as possible in 1 seconds.
Camera works perfectly fine ...
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Camera displaying "subject is too dark" message when live view turned off
Last night I was shooting indoor(and dim light) with D3200 and 18-55mm kit lens on. It was set to 18mm, f/3.5 and ISO at 6400, I was able to get pretty nice shots when the live view was on but as soon ...
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How to choose an easy-to-use camera that performs good in low-light?
I need a camera that deals with low light situations, various people using the camera and some who move it. I need a camera that has the ability to forgive many nonprofessional photographing ...
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Nikon D3100's performance in low light
I am looking to purchase a Nikon D3100 as I'm very much a novice and wish to wield a camera that has manual focus and performs well in low light, which leads me to my question: Does the Nikon D3100 ...
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What's a relatively low priced camera that performs well in low light condition? [closed]
I'm looking to buy a new (digital?) camera for regular photo-taking. I'm not an enthusiast and know next to nothing about photography. I would like the camera to be relatively low priced (for example, ...
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Tips for capturing fast-moving rally cars in low light?
I will be attending a rally driving event but the weather forecast is for rain and cloud. How can I ensure I stand a good chance of getting some good action shots under these conditions? I have a ...
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Will upgrading from T3i to T7i be a meaningful improvement for low light photography in the jungle of Costa Rica?
I recently got into photography (a few months), I feel I am progressing quickly and have a firm grasp on camera settings, though I am working on experience.
I am getting close, but not quite able yet,...
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Best settings to focus in low light and low contrast condition
I have been shooting for several years in the north of Canada and I notice that I don't get a really high percentage of keeper when using my Canon 100-400 Mk II or 70-200 F2.8 Mk II with either 5DIV ...
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How to get the most out of low-level monochromatic light?
Do you have any best practices in general for shooting in low-level monochromatic light?
This is easily my least favorite lighting condition. Say you're at a Halloween party, and everybody is hanging ...