Salop Matt Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 Am after some advice for photographing torch beams at night ! IE wanting to do a review on some torches but this is best done at night however i know photograpy in the dark is difficult at best esp when your working without the flash to see the beam of light propperly. So what are the do`s and donts and any tips would be great. Am only using a compact camera and only normally use it on auto mode ! the most adventurous ive ever been is turning the flash on and off ! Failing that or anyone local that could help me would be great ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super sharp shooter Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 (edited) To get a good night picture ie in the dark you will have to turn the camera to manual mode and adjust the shutter speed. You want the shutter speed set at a slow so it gives the camera time to take in the low levels of light. The slower the better. If you can adjust the iso put this on 400. Edited March 8, 2012 by super sharp shooter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKPoacher Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 To get a good night picture ie in the dark you will have to turn the camera to manual mode and adjust the shutter speed. You want the shutter speed set at a slow so it gives the camera time to take in the low levels of light. The slower the better. If you can adjust the iso put this on 400. You can get thi type of photo on auto mode on some camers, but they will make all the lamps look to have the same illumination as the auto mode adjusts the exposure to give what it has been programmed to accept as being normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agjm Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 If your using a slow shutter speed then use a tripod to prevent blur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Matt Posted March 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 The camera I have is basic it's a : Panasonic lumix DMC-FS9 ! And I should be able to borrow a tripod to. Are there any preset settings that I can adjust to and use as am lost in the manual settings ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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