ISO Settings?
Aug 19, 2015 06:03:14 #
Aug 19, 2015 06:09:11 #
Aug 19, 2015 06:12:44 #
Aug 19, 2015 06:29:50 #
paulrph1
Loc: Washington, Utah
[quote=police340]Hello,
I am trying out my new camera and took it to the beach this evening around 6PM. I set ISO to 100 and used aperture priority. My images were completely washed out. I actually went up to iso 600 and they were still washed out. On automatic mode, the pics are fine. Am I missing something?
Washed out means too much light so cut the exposure. Increase the ISO means more light. Leave it a 100 and play with the shutter speed and/or aperture.
I am trying out my new camera and took it to the beach this evening around 6PM. I set ISO to 100 and used aperture priority. My images were completely washed out. I actually went up to iso 600 and they were still washed out. On automatic mode, the pics are fine. Am I missing something?
Washed out means too much light so cut the exposure. Increase the ISO means more light. Leave it a 100 and play with the shutter speed and/or aperture.
Aug 19, 2015 06:36:42 #
KTJohnson wrote:
Raising the ISO gives you MORE light, not less. You were going the wrong direction. If they were washed out, lower ISO, or stop down your f-stop (bigger number numerically, or higher shutter speed (to let in less light). Get familiar with the "exposure triangle" - f-stop/shutter speed/ISO.
That's my first thoughts...
Aug 19, 2015 06:58:36 #
Aug 19, 2015 07:06:02 #
The blown out image is blurred while the auto image is not. I would say that you chose a shutter speed that was way too slow.
Aug 19, 2015 07:09:04 #
mwsilvers
Loc: Central New Jersey
Apaflo wrote:
ISO does not change the amount of light. That is to say, ISO does not directly affect exposure at all. For whatever amount of exposure is used, a higher ISO causes the data recorded to produce a brighter image, and a lower ISO causes a darker image. It changes the data, not the exposure.
I know that. It was a simplistic answer intended just to indicate a general relationship and the end effect when modifying the exposure triangle.
Aug 19, 2015 07:09:29 #
police340 wrote:
Here you go Lighthouse, much appreciated. This was just playing with the new camera and settings, not photo worthy at all! Thanks for your time all!
For one thing, the top photo's exif data indicate an exposure compensation of +3. That would have done it!
Aug 19, 2015 07:13:35 #
Hi Bill,
You ISO was set to 400, aperture was set to 1sec @ f14 and exposure compensation was +3 and which combined to make your photo blurred and overexposed.
The ISO was set too high 200 would be more like it.
Your f.no was set at f14 a max of f8 would have been suitable.
The exposure adjustment was set at +3.
Your auto shot shows what settings you should have used:
ISO: 200
Aperture: f 6.3
Exposure: 1/250 sec
Next time choose an aperture between f.4 and f.8 set the ISO to auto and let the camera do the rest or select auto check the aperture and use the f.no indicated.
Cheers,
John
You ISO was set to 400, aperture was set to 1sec @ f14 and exposure compensation was +3 and which combined to make your photo blurred and overexposed.
The ISO was set too high 200 would be more like it.
Your f.no was set at f14 a max of f8 would have been suitable.
The exposure adjustment was set at +3.
Your auto shot shows what settings you should have used:
ISO: 200
Aperture: f 6.3
Exposure: 1/250 sec
Next time choose an aperture between f.4 and f.8 set the ISO to auto and let the camera do the rest or select auto check the aperture and use the f.no indicated.
Cheers,
John
Aug 19, 2015 07:15:36 #
RWR wrote:
It's probably just something you've overlooked - pretty easy to do with a new camera!
I ran into same 'issues' with my Nikon a while back (now a A6000 owner), and I simply searched the web for 'recommended settings for ... (camera)' to set everything the author suggested/recommended. Also, check if the camera allows 'full reset' to factory settings and start fresh. My issue in this situation was due to little gremlins inside my camera that changed my exposure compensation settings way way down without telling me.
Bob
Aug 19, 2015 07:18:47 #
mwsilvers wrote:
I know that. It was a simplistic answer intended just to indicate a general relationship and the end effect when modifying the exposure triangle.
Exactly. It is an over simplification that causes no end of confusion and difficulty for those who are learning about the "exposure triangle". It's complex enough, without teaching something that has to be unlearned later. Many never do and are forever unable to fathom how it all actually does work.
Aug 19, 2015 07:21:55 #
What are the exposure settings for the two photos? Shutter speed, aperture setting, and ISO.
Aug 19, 2015 07:38:35 #
gplawhorn wrote:
What are the exposure settings for the two photos? Shutter speed, aperture setting, and ISO.
That has been listed several times already.
EXPOSURE
1 sec 1/250 sec
f/40 f/6.3
ISO
400 200
Aug 19, 2015 07:39:12 #
Like others have said I would start with the f stop you picked and what the Auto picked. Then the other settings. Finally, "Hi, Neighbor, have a 'Gansett!,"
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