How can i take better pictures?

Question

I have a Konica Minolta - Dimage Z10 3.2MP digi cam, it takes shocking pictures in all areas but full daylight and outside. I try to use flash for inside pics and it either over exposes or turns out real grainy and just horrible. The only good pics i get are outside in full light!

Can someone help me please im ready to throw this camera in a fire!

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t96/gumby_0000/brealeyfront.jpg
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t96/gumby_0000/yatfront.jpg
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t96/gumby_0000/yatfrontrack.jpg

I used the 'Auto' function on all these shots, the last two pics are in fully lit rooms and the first is outside.

Answer 1

Ever heard of apature and timed exposure?

The larger the apature, the smaller the hole that light is let in, and the more clear. However, if you always use the top, dark places will be hard to shoot. Try messing around until you get a setting that's got good depth of field without rediculous exposure time/flash use (messes up pictures in dark areas IMO).

Time of the exposure is the time the shutter opens until it closes. If you want to, you can set everything such that it would be black if you took a normal picture (ie. high apature) and let it take a picture for several minutes (good for night photographing of still/slightly moving objects like the night sky). You can also try to make the time of exposure the least to make images less blurry by adjusting the apature.

For nighttime skies, a tripod is a nessescity.

Answer 2

I looked at your pics...What are you trying to accomplish that you feel you missed? To me, they were completely uninteresting images, but I assume you are just documenting things and not going for fine art. I didn't think they looked bad as far as exposure is concerned,

The "grain" is actually noise. Consumer digicams are loaded with noise at higher ISO levels. That's what happens when you shoot without a flash inside. You can manually set the ISO to 100, then use a slow shutter speed and a tripod to capture interiors with much less noise. It's digital, so experiment to see what looks better. In daytime, start with 1/20 and go longer from there, up to 2 or 3 seconds, depending on how dark the room is. You probably could benefit from a better camera, too.

Good luck!

Answer 3

Should definately take a few shots and put them together like a time line, or polaroid - hang them on a washing line upload. I think its too serious, but it makes me inquistive to see the wild side! :D So overall, pretty cool xD xx

Answer 4

assign a mysterious secret to the subject you wish to photograph and i speak from experience when i say, some times the not so good camera speaks more truth.