Olympus E-410 EVOLT E-410 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 28
Taking night scene pictures - lens
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Improving your shooting skills k Shooting guides Taking night scene pictures There are different types of night scenes, ranging from the afterglow of a sunset to city lights at night. Sunset and fireworks sceneries are also a type of night scene. Using a tripod A tripod is a must when shooting night scenes as the shutter speed is slow due to the darkness. Even when a tripod is not available, you should also place the camera on a stable ground such that it does not shake. Even when the camera is secured, you may also move the camera when pressing the 2 shutter button. Hence, use the remote control or self timer to activate the shutter as far as possible. Changing shooting mode When taking night scenes, the balance of the brightness in the composition is not uniform due to the intensity of brightness. As there are many dark areas, using P (program shooting) mode will take a whitish picture that is overexposed. First of all, use A (aperture priority shooting) mode to take the picture. Set the aperture to the medium setting (about F8 or F11) and leave the shutter speed to the camera. As it is common for the picture to turn out too bright, adjust the exposure compensation to -1 or -1.5. Check the aperture and exposure compensation in the [REC VIEW] image and change it if necessary. Noise may occur easily when shooting at slow shutter speeds. Set [NOISE REDUCT.] to [ON] to reduce the occurrence of noise. Using manual focus For cases when the subject is dark and you cannot focus using AF (auto focus) or when you cannot focus in time for pictures such as fireworks, set the focus mode to MF (manual focus) and focus manually. For night scenes, turn the focus ring of the lens and check whether you can see the street lights clearly. For fireworks, as long as the long focus lens is not used, it is okay to adjust to infinite. If you know the approximate distance, you can also focus on something that is found at the same distance in advance. g "P: Program shooting" (P. 30), "A: Aperture priority shooting" (P. 31), "Sequential shooting/Self-timer/Remote control" (P. 43), "Focus mode" (P. 47), "Noise reduction" (P. 59), "Rec view k Checking the picture immediately after shooting" (P. 75) 28 EN