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What is the best order to set exposure parameters (ISO, aperture, shutter)?
Let's say that you're in a very controlled environment, there is no hurry to get the shot, and you're shooting manual.
In order to correctly expose the photo, what order should you alter the ISO (if ...
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How do I find the right motion blur/depth of field trade off in sports photography?
I could be wrong but when doing sports photography I'm always thinking about the following trade off:
A fast shutter speed to freeze the action.
A small(er) aperture to increase DOF and thus ...
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What is the optimal “default” aperture value in AV mode?
This is a very basic question.I am trying to learn how to use AV and TV modes with my T3i (after 2 years of shooting in Auto). What should I set my aperture to in order achieve the best results? I ...
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What are the biases in daytime and nighttime landscape mode?
What are the biases in day and nighttime landscape auto modes in terms of aperture, iso and shutter speeds?
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What's the difference between a closed and open aperture diaphragm for night street photos?
I'm capturing a picture during night and to a street with a lot of cars running over the street.
What happens (in general, from a theoretical point of view) if I shoot the same photo under the ...
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How does aperture size or shutter speed affect color temperature?
With all other parameters assumed constant, does aperture size or duration of exposure have any effect on the resulting color warmth or vividness? (Even slightly.)
While answering please also ...
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Does the same aperture at a shorter focal length allow for faster shutter speeds?
I was about to ask why the new Canon 24-70mm F/2.8L II doesn't have IS, but then I came across the answer to Why there is no Canon 50mm *IS* lens? and it got me thinking...
(The short version of the ...
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What is the relation between shutter speed and exposure compensation in aperture priority?
I was using a manual focus lens with canon 600D and notice something in aperture priority mode. When I was applying the exposure compensation of -2EV, I had a shutter speed of 1/20 sec and when the ...
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How to make the faces clear and bright in dim light photography?
I have a Fujifilm Finepix S2980 with which I do a lot of experiments.
One thing which really bothers me is taking pictures in dim light.
I wish to take decent quality pictures in dim light without ...
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How do I photograph the moon with a compact camera?
I have a point and shoot digital camera, with a 26x optical zoom and 10 mega-pixel resolution.
What are the adjustments that I should do to get a nice photograph of moon in the night?
What are the ...
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How can I take hi-speed photos of water rockets?
How can I take a picture of water rockets as they fly through the air? What settings would be best under normal daylight conditions? What is the slowest shutter speed I can use that the lighting will ...
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Why are only certain shutter speeds or apertures available?
For the exposure control function DSLRs there are specific shutter speeds available. For example there are 1/4, 1/100, 1/500. Why, even in high end DSLRs, is there no option to use a custom shutter ...
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How can I see both aperture and shutter speed in Av mode on my Canon 550D?
I used to be able to see both aperture f-number and shutter speed, and change both values on Av mode on my Canon 550 DSLR. Now, I can only see the aperture f-number and not the shutter speed on the ...
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How does Sunset Mode affect exposure on Canon A800?
I was puzzled recently when I did some test shots with my Canon A800 by shooting the same (landscape) scene with and without full optical zoom and with the camera program set to SCN - Sunset. (Sunset ...
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How to shoot sharp “landscapes” with a point and shoot camera?
So, I have been told in a thread here previously that the minimum aperture (F8) on my point and shoot camera can cause diffraction and result in losing details of the subject if too many things are in ...
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How does one deal with too much light when taking a photo?
How does one cancel out extra light while clicking a photo? Is decreasing the aperture a better option, or using a faster shutter speed? What are other options we could try?
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What are the benefits and costs of an image stabilized, slower lens vs a non-IS faster lens?
I am going thru a trade off decision between a 24-70 f2.8 lens and a 24-105 f4 IS lens from Canon. My dilemma is that the 24-105 focal length better matches my needs, but the f2.8 would occasionally ...
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Does Av mode on my Canon DSLR take IS into account when deciding shutter speed and ISO?
Most of the time when I'm out I'm shooting, my camera is in Av mode. I've selected the aperture size I want and I'm letting the camera decide on the correct shutter speed and ISO that are required to ...
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How do I configure a Nikon D90 with minimum shutter speed and aperture?
How can I configure my Nikon D-90 with minimum shutter speed of 1/60th of a second and aperture of f1.4 and have it adjust the ISO and speed as needed? I currently have it working with 1/60th fixed ...
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Why do two different cameras using the same settings produce photos with different exposure levels?
Please refer to this photo:
The image on the left was taken with a Panasonic GH2, a micro-4/3rds camera with a crop factor of 2, and the right one was taken with a Nikon D700, a full-frame camera. ...
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How do I manually set the aperture and shutter speed, while auto selecting ISO with the Nikon D90?
I have a Nikon D90 and would like to set the aperture to f/1.4 and the shutter speed to around 1/60, all while having the camera compute what ISO is required for the current light conditions. I am ...
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What shutter speed to use when shooting video?
My camera is Canon 60D and I will be using it to shoot a short parkour video, that means:
a lot of motion, moving subjects, moving camera
focal length usually from 24 mm to 75 mm, but there will ...
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Do the same camera settings lead to the same exposure across different sensor sizes?
Let's say I have a micro-4/3rd camera and a full frame camera, both set to 1/60 at f/2.8, taking a picture of the same scene in the same lighting. Will the exposure be the same across both cameras ...
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How do different aperture and shutter settings affect a photo with the same overall exposure?
Ok, here's my doubt. Suppose I want to get a certain exposure for an image. Keeping the ISO constant, there are two tentative possibilities here:
Put the camera at f 1.4 (say) and at 1/1600 shutter ...
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When to use shutter priority instead of aperture priority?
Under what circumstances would you use aperture priority vs. shutter priority and vice-versa?
I typically don’t use shutter priority (ever) and favor aperture priority to try to get a max aperture ...
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What are some common ISO, aperture, and shutter speed settings for street photography?
I recently purchased a Panasonic GF1 with the 20mm pancake lens. It's by far the nicest camera I've ever owned and I'm really excited to learn the basics of digital photography (primarily street ...
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What are some tips for shooting in low light?
I own a Canon 450D with just the standard lens kit that comes with it (poor so won't be buy a new lens for a while) and one thing I tend to struggle with is shotting in lower light conditions, indoors ...
