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August 21st 06, 10:28 AM posted to rec.photo.digital
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Newbie needs tips on taking good nightshots
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I have a basic 3 mp digicam (SD200 or IXUS 30). When I take pictures
of the skyline at night, it's blurry and sometimes it has fuzzy dots.
After reading the manual, I understand I have 3 choices in fixing my
problem. Turn on the 'long shutter' option, but the manual states that
it would add noise to the picture. The next option is the ISO speed.
I understand that the higher the ISO speed, the more image noise it
creates. The third option is 'exposure compensation', I'm not sure if
this applies.
I think I would need a tripod for night shots don't I? Then turn on
the 'long shutter' mode then move the ISO speed to the slowest speed as
possible. Is this all I could do for now? Thanks for the help.
You NEED a tripod.
All the options you mention are good.
One final one is to take multiple photos
and "stack" them.
You'll need to google on that.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...oogle+Se arch
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