Timeline for Why is my camera metering indoor scenes as darker than I expect, forcing me to use a high ISO?
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| Oct 23, 2018 at 18:15 | comment | added | Alaska Man | If your subject is in the direct light of the window but the rest of the room is darker you will need to change the metering point of you camera so it meter only on the subject (or move closer to the subject so it fills the viewfinder and meter it ) otherwise the meter may be reading the darker room. You may still need an higher ISO if the direct light is not sufficient for lower ISO. | |
| Dec 21, 2017 at 23:09 | answer | added | mattdm | timeline score: 4 | |
| Aug 30, 2016 at 17:27 | history | edited | mattdm | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
let's get the ISO thing into the title.
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| Mar 19, 2014 at 1:28 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackPhotos/status/446095780697608192 | ||
| Mar 17, 2014 at 3:30 | comment | added | LeylaMB | When I follow the camera's meter and zero out (with a higher iso and keeping ss and f stop in a safe range) the exposure is correct, so yes, the camera is doing its job. BUt I was wondering that as the light is SO bright, I was wondering if there was a special camera setting that makes the camera less sensitive to light that I might have accidentally set up. I will try with a lens that has f1.4, but I was hoping to avoid such a narrow focal plane. Any other suggestions would be very welcome (I am trying to do without flash) - thanks in advance. | |
| Mar 17, 2014 at 3:29 | comment | added | LeylaMB | Thanks for the responses - as a beginner I am grateful for all the kind help I can get. I only said you would think I could get to ISO 400 because many books and sites I have been reading say 400-800 is possible for indoors (maybe I misread and that is for use with a flash). And as this is full unobstructed, floor to ceiling southern light I thought my camera would register it as almost outdoor light. | |
| Mar 16, 2014 at 17:16 | answer | added | Michael C | timeline score: 4 | |
| Mar 16, 2014 at 15:50 | history | edited | mattdm | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 16, 2014 at 12:15 | comment | added | mattdm | Are your images coming out with the correct exposure? That's how we can know if the meter is right or not. If your instinct about what should be required is right and the meter is off, the images you are getting will be overexposed. Is that the case? | |
| Mar 16, 2014 at 8:04 | history | edited | MikeW | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
added 2 characters in body; edited tags; edited title
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| Mar 16, 2014 at 6:48 | comment | added | Philip Kendall♦ | "You would think my meter would allow..." Why would you think that? The most likely explanation is that the meter is correct, and your assumptions are wrong. | |
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| Mar 16, 2014 at 4:26 | answer | added | rfusca | timeline score: 6 | |
| Mar 16, 2014 at 4:15 | history | asked | LeylaMB | CC BY-SA 3.0 |