Anyone using the FujiFilm A920?

[fkshiu]

ISO is the how sensitive your camera is to light. The higher the ISO, the more sensitive the camera is to light. Generally speaking, lower light requires higher ISO. The downside is that higher ISO settings will cause a lot of graininess in pictures especially with lower-end cameras like point-and-shoots - low light performance is one area where SLRs will blow point-shooters out of the water.

The basic rule is use as low an ISO setting as possible because you will get smoother richer colours.

The upshot is that most point/shooters can only take high quality aquarium pictures with very bright aquarium lighting and have a lot of trouble in low light situations like actinic-only shots.

[balistidae]

which photo editor were you using?

[Oxymoron]

Originally Posted by balistidae

which photo editor were you using?

Here is a link to the program. It is called photoscape.

http://download.cnet.com/PhotoScape/...html?tag=mncol

[Oxymoron]

Originally Posted by fkshiu

ISO is the how sensitive your camera is to light. The higher the ISO, the more sensitive the camera is to light. Generally speaking, lower light requires higher ISO. The downside is that higher ISO settings will cause a lot of graininess in pictures especially with lower-end cameras like point-and-shoots - low light performance is one area where SLRs will blow point-shooters out of the water.

The basic rule is use as low an ISO setting as possible because you will get smoother richer colours.

The upshot is that most point/shooters can only take high quality aquarium pictures with very bright aquarium lighting and have a lot of trouble in low light situations light actinic-only shots.

Thanks alot for your help. In your opinion does the white blance need adjusting as well or is this something I will need to figure out with a tripod and multiple shots of the same scene using different levels?

[fkshiu]

Originally Posted by Oxymoron

Thanks alot for your help. In your opinion does the white blance need adjusting as well or is this something I will need to figure out with a tripod and multiple shots of the same scene using different levels?

It's one of those settings that you'll need to experiment with. Different cameras have different White Balance settings and tendencies. Some will handle weirder lighting like for reefs better than others automatically. For Canons, at least, the best White Balance setting without having to custom set one is "Cloudy".

Most photo editing programs can compensate for White Balance issues to varying degrees. For example, I use iPhoto with a Mac which has "Temperature" and "Tint" adjustments.

One thing I forgot to mention is to be very, very patient. It may take dozens, or even hundreds of tries before you get a great photo.

[Oxymoron]

One thing I forgot to mention is to be very, very patient. It may take dozens, or even hundreds of tries before you get an great photo.

Im glad you mentioned this actually lol. Im new to photography and I assumed that as long as the equipment was adequate and properly tuned the pictures would take themselves.