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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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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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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 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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Why do two different cameras using the same settings produce photos with different exposure levels?
Please refer to this photo:
http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/94/1600full.jpg
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 ...
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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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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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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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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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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 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 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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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 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 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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