camera help
 

hi again all, does anybody out there know about digital cameras? as you've porb seen on the home page i've uploaded some pics and i know the tank doesnt look that exciting but hopfully with help from all you kind people it'll look as nice as yours some day. But back to the topic everytime i take a pic it comes out dark or i get a reflection from the glass which make every little mark on the glass stand out, or its bright but blurry? I any ideas of what i'm doing wrong would be a great help as i would like to track the tanks progress and stages with pics.

always a pleasure to talk to you all

Justin :biggrin:

Try taking pictures without the flash.

thanks for the quick response. I tried that and for some reason they turn out dark even though with all the lighting from the tank? could it be a setting i have it on ?

I am unfortunately not a camera expert, I just point and shoot :biggrin:
But what i usually do is have the camera in macro mode and no flash,
I'm still working on full tank shots and good, crisp fish shots(if only they would just stay still).
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...3Image0010.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...0Image0054.jpg

those are real nice shots. really like the one of the blenny. I guess i'm just going to have to keep trying all the setting till i get it right

thanks again marie

Justin

Thats the nice thing about digital cameras, you take 100s of pics to get one good one and then you can just erase the rest :lol:

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Here is a few tips..
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issu...2005/tips.html
What helped me was; Tripod, no flash, color correction and a slight angle to the glass to limit reflection. You can also increase your iso for greater light sensitivity.
ohhh and the biggest tip, Take lots of pictures, keep the good deletethe bad before anyone sees them :smile:
Good luck

Kellehar, What camera are you shooting with?

Most cameras have a "P" program mode
"A" aperture priority
"S" Shutter priority
"AUTO" mode
and a bunch of preset funky modes

I would suggest you use "P" to start This will automatically set exposure for you. Turn the flash off. I will put my lens directly against the glass. This will eliminate any reflection
Many cameras will have metering modes. These will help a lot for ensuring correct exposure of you subject. Spot metering is good when shooting something that is lit and the back ground is very different. Like a fish on white sand. Average metering would be good for full tank shots.
There is also usually some "MACRO" Modes this will allow you to get subjects that are too close for the camera to focus on in regular mode.
It is very difficult to hand hold a camera if the shutter speed is greater than 1/16 and for me I can't hand hold anything slower than 1/125. so a tripod is a very good idea.

I hope I haven't rambled on about things you already know if so sorry.

Any ? let me know
BTW IslandReefers right "take lots of pics and delete the bad one :)

I usually set my macro to ISO 200 or 400 so I don't have to use a flash. I need to get a tripod so the shots are clearer though.

its a fuji finepix, it has an auto mode but they turn out dark. I'll try and see if i can follow your recomdations.


Justin

which fuji? like was mentioned you need a tripod for good low light pics. also you need to use a low light setting on your camera, if you let me know which model of fuji fin pics I can help and I use fuji myself.

Steve

its a fuji finepix A101 1.3 mega pixels. I hope this helps thanks steve

Justin

Sorry, I don't think that a 1.3 MP camera won't let you take super sharp pictures. Good enough to post onto your photo gallery maybe, but not enough for print quality. Usually need a 3.2mp or higher for good quality pics.

Mine's a 4.0mp Nikon Coolpix & I can really see the difference when I use the high quality setting versus the low megapixel setting.


Anthony

Hmm its going to be hard and it has nothing to do with the MP of the camera, 1.3 is fine for any web work sense web photos are displaced at 72dpi anyways.

The problem is the lack of manual settings on that camera, can set aperture or shutter priority, or anything else except for a bit of exposure compensation. you can still get good shots but it will be harder.

you need a tripod, as much light in your tank as you can turn on, and no flash on the camera. your going to take a lot of pics to get the good one, I usually only use 1 in 90ish and I am using a 6mp camera with custom settings. not that I get blurry shots, I just don't like the picture so I don't use it.

Steve