Using Sony DSC-W120 - Was: Any thoughts?

[vic622]

Originally Posted by sphelps

Your aperture was 5.8

This comes from the f2.8-5.8 shown on the lens?

... and your exposure time was 1/50.

Okay, you got me here. How do I figure out the shutter speed on this puppy?

...You shot in program auto, I would suggest shooting in aperture priority. The biggest problem with the picture is the flash, typically you should avoid using a flash with the style of camera you're using. You also want to use a manual white balance setting.

• Adjust WB to preset manual
• shoot in aperture priority with the highest f number while still maintaining a fast enough shutter speed to prevent hand shake and motion blur.
• Flash off
• You can bump up the iso a little and adjust the exposure compensation a little in the negative to get a faster shoot while maintaining DOF.

I can't seem to find an (obvious) Shutter/Aperture Priority choice on this model - is there a mode setting that is called something different by Sony?

If I don't use the flash, do I still want to the smallest ASA/ISO possible to maximize my DOF?

WB camera options:

• auto
• daylight
• cloudy
• Flourescent Light 1 white
• FL 2 natural white
• FL 3 day white
• Incandescent
• flash

Do I want to chose one that matches the lighting or just experiment?

I sure miss having a decent SLR with properly named & easy to decipher settings