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Best settings for photographing 200 paintings indoors with floodlights and a tripod
I want to photograph about 200 acrylic paintings done by a family member who now has dementia. It's meant to be a tribute in the form of a self-published book. She had painted as a hobby her entire ...
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Optimal settings for video capture in front of large digital whiteboard
I have a youtube channel and create a lot of technical videos in front of a large Dell monitor which I use as a whiteboard. I used to use my iPhone but switched to Nikon Z50 with a shotgun microphone ...
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How to avoid noise in Aperture Priority mode arising due to auto-ISO?
I was taking photos of birds in a cloudy day and in an area of forest where light was even low under a tree as compared to other areas.
I used 70-300 mm kit lens. When trying to take photo even at 1/...
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Is there any reason to change the ISO manually?
Here's my understanding so far. When taking a photo with a digital camera, there are some tradeoffs:
Aperture size: bigger aperture lets in more light, smaller aperture means less blurring in space.
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What are the ISO, exposure, and aperture settings for single frames from slow-motion video on the iPhone 6?
I filmed a video of myself swinging a tennis racket in slow motion and then used cv2 to make jpg's of some of the frames, ie. 8 ...
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Changing the camera ISO , Aperture, Shutter Speed with Android
I have a smartphone with Android 8.0.
I need control over :
ISO
Aperture
Shutter speed
Could you please suggest the way to go forward? I do not know how to change any of them?
I am using an ...
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Astrophotography-what wrong I am doing here?
I am beginner in photography.I clicked this photo in RAW, f3.5, ISO1000, S15", Manual focus without tripod.Lens: Nikon AF-P 18-55mm.
I think it is out of focus. I varied ISO from 1000-2500. Shutter ...
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What is the possible optimal range for shutter speed, aperture, and ISO settings in product photography setting on white background?
I have an e-commerce store where I have to take product photography on a white background and I want to actually have a "standard" set-up for this. I know there is no one right answer to this because ...
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How to take photo of water splash without photo getting dark? [duplicate]
I just got my beginner DSLR (Nikon D3300) and tried to take a photo of a water splash.
I read about aperture, ISO and shutter speed and I know if I set high shutter speed I need to set low aperture ...
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Why use ISO instead of Aperture and Shutter speed? [duplicate]
I am a beginner in photography and I don't have the right understanding for some things. As I understand, with the ISO the camera is more or less sensitive light, with a darker image, a higher ISO (...
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What are some general rules for astrophotography?
What are the generally accepted guidelines for iso, f-stop, aperture, etc. that help take better pictures of the stars? In the past I've mostly used a small webcam that fits over the eyepiece of my ...
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How to take a tunnel photo with a model inside the tunnel?
I recently bought Nikon D7200. A good camera. But I feel a great challenge while taking a photo of a model standing in the middle of the tunnel. The tunnel is short and outside the tunnel is a ...
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What all techniques and best practices I should use or improve for these photos? [closed]
I am beginner in photography.
These two photos are taken in manual mode and I feel it's perfect shot. Please have a look and let me what all things I should improve and what I shouldn't consider.
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Finding the real settings of my camera
I installed the CHDK firmware on my camera. One of the options it has is to show the "true" ISO that any given displayed ISO represents (eg. display ISO 80 is really ISO 45). This got me wondering: ...
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What is the relationship between ISO, aperture, and shutter speed?
I know digital cameras have ISO options, and that ISO is the camera's sensitivity to light, but if you set higher ISO then you can get a noisy image. I also know there are two other camera options, ...
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How can I see the photo settings like f-stop, ISO etc. of a image?
I am new to photography and enjoying shooting with my Nikon D3200 camera. Once I take a photo, is there any tool by Nikon or a third party which can give me info like F-stop, ISO, Shutter speed, etc? ...
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How do shutter speed, ISO and aperture work together to control exposure?
When shooting in natural or ambient artificial light (without flash, basically), how do light, shutter speed, ISO and aperture work together to control exposure?
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Are the aperture, ISO and shutter speed stops perfectly interchangeable?
Imagine you have an scene with shutter speed 1/60, f/8 and ISO 200. Then you change the configuration to get an equivalent exposure: speed 1/120, f/5.6, ISO 200 (plus one stop in speed, minus one stop ...
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How does a camera in an automatic mode choose what exposure, aperture and ISO to use? [duplicate]
For example:
Does the camera detect if the scene contains fast-moving objects and if so use a shorter shutter speed?
Does it detect if the entire scene is beyond the hyperfocal distance, and there's ...
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Why doesn't an f/1.8 lens result in a lower ISO than an f/2.8 lens?
When I bought my Sony NEX-5R, I had a choice of an f/1.8 or an f/2.8 lens (both are prime, normal lenses). I was told the 1.8 will work better for low-light photography since it will let in lot more ...
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Why does the live view switch off for a long time and my photo is of low quality when I take a picture in low light?
I have Nikon D3200. I am trying to take picture in A mode. I have set Aperture f/3 and ISO to 200. I am taking a picture in very low light.
The problem I am facing is that when I press the shutter ...
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How do i select right exposure? [duplicate]
I have canon EOS 600D and also I have following lenses:
18-55mm
55-250mm
40mm f/2.8
How do I select correct exposure.
what is the sequence of priory.
currently I first changing the iso, aperture ...
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What is the best order to set exposure parameters (ISO, aperture, shutter)? [duplicate]
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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Does micro 4/3 have an advantage in low light due to aperture equivilence?
Recent Micro Four/Thirds sensors seem to have improved their noise performance significantly.
I own a Canon 5D Mark 2 full frame DSLR and am considering purchasing an Olympus OM-D EM5 micro four ...
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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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how the camera determines correct aperture and ISO in bulb mode?
Consider that the camera is in shutter priority and the exposure time is set to bulb mode.
Now the camera doesn't know how long the shutter is going to be open in advance and so how does the camera ...
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How to calculate f-stop and ISO equivalents for a Lomography Spinner 360°?
In this review, there's this paragraph explaining f-stop and ISO equivalents:
The two aperture settings are marked with the sunny and cloudy symbols
which equate to f16 and f8.0 respectively (set ...
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What is the relationship of aperture, focal length, and ISO in a SLR?
I was using Nikon digital camera, and recently bought a Canon 550D. I am totally new to SLR.
I am not familiar with SLR terms: Aperture, focal length and ISO, and their relation to one another.
What ...
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What settings should I use to photograph aurora borealis with a wide angle f/4 lens?
I've tried my first night photography of the stars last week. Most articles I've seen were recommending a fast lens, fully opened, @ ISO 800 and about 20 - 30s exposure, etc. Unfortunately, my only "...
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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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