I have a Olympus E500 and when taking pictures at night at football games they are coming out dark. When I don't have the flash on they are blurry and when the flash is on its too dark. Any suggestions?
2007-10-15 16:11:02 · 5 answers · asked by footballmom 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cameras
The flash simply isn't powerful enough to illuminate the subject. About all you can try is ISO 1600 with a fast (f2, f2.8) lens.
2007-10-15 16:21:32 · answer #1 · answered by EDWIN 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
#1 - Move up your ISO to 1200 or 1600. This will allow your camera to shoot at faster shutterspeeds, freezing the action.
#2 - Turn off the flash! Your flash only has a reach of 30 feet or so. Use the stadium lights.
#3 - Set your meter for Action or Shutter priority, choosing the fastest possible shutterspeed. I try to stay at 1/125 to 1/250.
Here are some results of mine, using the above techniques, with a 75-300mm zoom at maximum focal length. There was some post-processing to lighten exposure, reduce noise, and resize.
http://www.spmsportspage.com/images/college/football/2007/California-45-Tennessee-31-09-01-2007/DSC_0065_GHYoung.html
http://www.spmsportspage.com/images/college/football/2007/California-42-Louisiana-Tech-12-09-15-2007/DSC_8135_GHYoung.html
If you have any other questions or want any more tips, please just ask.
2007-10-16 01:15:36 · answer #2 · answered by George Y 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The flash doesn't help at night. (not for distances anyway)
Try adjusting the ISo - the higher the iso the lighter it will be.
Also make the aperture wider (smaller number)
These 2 things should help
2007-10-16 00:54:45 · answer #3 · answered by BabyInMyTummy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can compensate with special low light lenses that have an f stop of 1.2 and use high speed film to cut down on exposure time.
You might use infrared film, but i have never used it before.
2007-10-15 23:25:31 · answer #4 · answered by TicToc.... 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
how come no one mention the exposure thingy? the EV thing
2007-10-16 04:26:53 · answer #5 · answered by loser 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋