Need some help or tips with digital

[mandy200587]

I have a kodak easyshare CX7530. I'm going to a concert Friday that's in a bar/grill type place. My last concert the pictures turned out fuzzy and not clear. Any ideas or tricks to make them clear and look half way decent?

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Try using a small tripod on the table - you can pick one up at Best Buy for under $20 and it can fit in your purse. Also make sure nobody's moving the table. Use a night setting if you have one on your camera or increase the ISO if not, only as high as you need to get a decent shot, otherwise it will come out grainy. Good luck, let's see how you do - post a few shots later.

 

[mandy200587]

Try using a small tripod on the table - you can pick one up at Best Buy for under $20 and it can fit in your purse. Also make sure nobody's moving the table. Use a night setting if you have one on your camera or increase the ISO if not, only as high as you need to get a decent shot, otherwise it will come out grainy. Good luck, let's see how you do - post a few shots later.

I have a night setting on my camera. What is iso and which would be the best of that?

 

[tinksdad]

I have a night setting on my camera. What is iso and which would be the best of that?

What ISO denotes is how sensitive the image sensor is to the amount of light present. The higher the ISO, the more sensitive the image sensor and therefore the possibility to take pictures in low-light situations.

Your camera has a 800 ISO setting, although the night mode probably defaults to higher ISO anyway.

 

[mandy200587]

What ISO denotes is how sensitive the image sensor is to the amount of light present. The higher the ISO, the more sensitive the image sensor and therefore the possibility to take pictures in low-light situations.

Your camera has a 800 ISO setting, although the night mode probably defaults to higher ISO anyway.

Where can I find out what it is set at?

 

[mandy200587]

I can't set the ISO on night settings. What about exposure metering, focus zone, long time exposure?

 

[tinksdad]

On most of the "modes", you take what the camera thinks is the right settings. If you want to take those into your own hands (which is better) then you need to shoot in manual mode.

Do you have the owner's manual? Here it is in PDF format if you don't.

 

[mandy200587]

On most of the "modes", you take what the camera thinks is the right settings. If you want to take those into your own hands (which is better) then you need to shoot in manual mode.

Do you have the owner's manual? Here it is in PDF format if you don't.

Thank you, somehow I lost mine and I'm clueless when it comes to concert photos.

I'm going to see how auto will do cause we plan to be as close as we can.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

auto

Try night mode with the tripod.

Thanks, tinksdad.

 

[mandy200587]

Try night mode with the tripod.

Thanks, tinksdad.

I'll try that too. I have never been to this place so I have no clue honestly about the lights.

 

[JR6ooo4]

The problem with night or inside shots is the low light. THe camera needs a specific amount of light to expose film (or a digital sensor) to a correct brightness. If the room is dark then the shutter will stay open long enough to let enough light in. If the shutter stays open a long time (maybe half a second or even two seconds) then most likely you will move some while holding the camera. It is called camera shake. That is why the tripod was suggested.
Now comes the problem of motion blur. If you put the camera on a tripod everything will be clear like the mic stands, drums, stage etc. But everything that is moving, like the artists, will be blurry. Depending on the act sometimes only a hand will be blurry and can make a nice affect in a picture. But you definately want the eyes in focus almost every time.

To help reduce motion blur you need the shutter to open and close very quickly. High ISO and a low Aperture number will help with this but you need to practice before the big night. Decent night shots are one of the reasons I spent over $1000 on my DSLR setup. I shoot my DWs musical theater and they often have fast moving action in low light situations. THey are one of the hardest scenes to capture well. Similar to the Spectro parade and others.

Hope that helps some.

Mikeeee