Beautiful Day,Got new Pics that SUCK!
04-03-2008, 05:20 PM
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Beautiful Day,Got new Pics that SUCK!
OK! Gorgeous Day and my pics suck, any digital camera Guru's tell me why? Does a digital go bad?
I have a Sony Cyber-shot that's a few years old and I thought it use to take great pics anymore tey suck.
My settings
Indoor/outdoor set on auto
spot meter = On
speed = 400
image size = 1024x768
P quality = Fine
Rec Mode = Normal
P. effect = Off
Anyone shed some light on my pics to get better looking pictures?
I have a Sony Cyber-shot that's a few years old and I thought it use to take great pics anymore tey suck.
My settings
Indoor/outdoor set on auto
spot meter = On
speed = 400
image size = 1024x768
P quality = Fine
Rec Mode = Normal
P. effect = Off
Anyone shed some light on my pics to get better looking pictures?
04-03-2008, 05:29 PM
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Hi guppie -
No camera expert here , but your pictures look a little over exposed.
Try going to an overall light metering setting rather than the spot meter, you can point the spot to a dark area and the pic will turn out overexposed.
I usually go with aperture priority mode, and set the camera on a steady surface for the resulting longer exposure times.
You could also try setting the exposure down a few increments in the Sony adjustments (like -1.3 etc..)
I think your pictures look good - maybe a little brightness/contrast adjustment in paintshop pro etc.
best regards -
mqqn
No camera expert here , but your pictures look a little over exposed.
Try going to an overall light metering setting rather than the spot meter, you can point the spot to a dark area and the pic will turn out overexposed.
I usually go with aperture priority mode, and set the camera on a steady surface for the resulting longer exposure times.
You could also try setting the exposure down a few increments in the Sony adjustments (like -1.3 etc..)
I think your pictures look good - maybe a little brightness/contrast adjustment in paintshop pro etc.
best regards -
mqqn
04-03-2008, 06:02 PM
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The pictures didn't turn out that bad
04-03-2008, 06:35 PM
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Change your metering to function to were it meters the whole scene not just a spot, also crank down your ISO down to 200 or 100. I'm not familiar with that camera but changing just a couple settings should help.
04-03-2008, 06:49 PM
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Not a camera guru but looks to me like the ones that look washed out have the sun in the back ground and they got overexposed. The ones where the sun isn't right behind the car car out much better. So use what the other guys said and see what happens.
04-03-2008, 08:53 PM
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04-03-2008, 08:54 PM
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Looks good.
04-03-2008, 09:07 PM
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Exactly what I was going to suggest. You might be able to fix some of that in Adobe Lightroom, if you are doing a lot of shoots that is an excellent photographers tool.
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04-03-2008, 09:07 PM
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Well actually being a camera guy, there is one thing that stood out big time in your post. Your shutter speed of 400 is way to slow for outdoors with that much sun. I'm surprised that you can control the shutter speed with the camera set on automatic. Usually, the camera controls everything at that setting.
On bright days like the day you took these pics, use a shutter speed of 100. Four-hundred is for indoors while using a flash in low light conditions. Also, get closer to your subject. You don't want all of the surrounding to be noticed unless it is part of the pic. The surrounding should slightly compliment the pic or be barely noticeable at all.
On bright days like the day you took these pics, use a shutter speed of 100. Four-hundred is for indoors while using a flash in low light conditions. Also, get closer to your subject. You don't want all of the surrounding to be noticed unless it is part of the pic. The surrounding should slightly compliment the pic or be barely noticeable at all.
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04-03-2008, 09:15 PM
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Not sure if this was said, But 2 things to check, White balance and your exposture settings.
I have never has a point and shoot camera before.
Here is my try at fixing it.
I used Nikon Capture 4 to edit it.
Also, Not so sure I would of used 400 speed on a bright day.
I have never has a point and shoot camera before.
Here is my try at fixing it.
I used Nikon Capture 4 to edit it.
Also, Not so sure I would of used 400 speed on a bright day.
Last edited by Mr.Bill; 04-03-2008 at 09:20 PM.