Everytime i take a photo, for example, at a speed of 1/1000, the images become really dark, even in light areas. Is this normal? and can it be fixed? I tried increasing the ISO speeds, increasing the apeture thing.. and yeah.. it wont be fixed.
2007-12-21 23:56:10 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
Are you reading your meter so that the speed coincides with the proper aperture? If not, head straight to the owner's manual
2007-12-22 00:02:33 · answer #1 · answered by Perki88 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is simple. The shutter speed is directly related to how long the shutter is open (which you probably already know). The longer you have it open, the more light will come through. That's why when you shoot in the dark, the camera automatically uses a slow shutter speed to let more light in, and thus more detail in the image. Otherwise it would be pitch black.
You're probably in Tv mode, or shutter speed priority. I would switch to aperture priority mode. I find it to be a balance of control and simplicity when taking pictures in this mode.
And if you do use Av (aperture priority mode) then the lowest number will give you the highest shutter speed (like f/2.8 or f/4, etc, or however low the lens permits the camera to do so)
High apertures (small f stops) do the opposites. Usually the highest is around f/22, which is plenty good.
But remember: the lower the f stop, the more expensive the lens is.
So, just use a slower shutter speed in Tv or lower aperture in Av if you don't want them too dark. Or increase the exposure compensation (see manual).
2007-12-23 07:17:01 · answer #2 · answered by picsnap 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People have mentioned some good things to check. One more would be, is your scene backlit? If you are taking a picture of someone and the background is very bright, your camera is going to expose the picture at an average for what is in the frame (at least that is the default metering mode - though there are different metering settings to avoid that). If the background is coming out properly exposed but the images in front are dark, you will need to do something a little different.
You can either use exposure compensation, try to use the pop up flash as a fill, or change your metering to partial metering. Check out the instruction book, it does a decent job explaining each of these.
2007-12-22 16:10:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds as if, you are underexposing the scene you are shooting.
As an experiment, try shooting the same scene using the "p" mode, and check the settings, the camera chose for the shot. It will give you an idea of what the proper settings should be.
A good book for you would be "Understanding Exposure" by Bryan Peterson, it will explain exposure in a very understandable and clear way. How shutter speed, aperture and ISO effect the scenes.
2007-12-22 00:51:34 · answer #4 · answered by Foggy Idea 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Let me ask you, is the subject properly exposed?
Increasing the shutter speed decreases the amount of light that will hit your camera's sensor, so maybe you are simply not using the camera's built in metering system in the right way..... make sure your scene is exposed correctly, and it should always give you the same results (assuming you coordinate ISO and diaphragm aperture).
Hope this helped.
2007-12-22 00:54:27 · answer #5 · answered by thomasmazzoni 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are you talking about indoor or outdoor shots? if indoor the best way to compensate is by adjust the flash so that it is on automatic and the camera in manual mode. if your outdoors you may want to try adjusting the metering mode, the 400D for some reason is default to some strange settings try the metering modes and see if that helps you may find that its metering on spot mode which will cause problems if your try to focus on a whole subject and this will also determine the flash autmoatics too. if your still having problems after that then id suggest a call to canon
hope this helped, have a nice xmas
2007-12-22 00:06:18 · answer #6 · answered by Renegade 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every question you have, every problem you confront can be answered by simply READING & STUDYING the Owner's Manual for your camera.
Randomly changing various settings without KNOWING what you're doing leads to confusion and frustration. That is why you first READ & STUDY the Owner's Manual for the camera.
Then you understand why you never, never change more than ONE variable at a time.
READ & STUDY the Owner's Manual for your camera.
2007-12-22 23:10:34 · answer #7 · answered by EDWIN 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it sounds like you are not exposing right, are you checking your meter to make sure you are properly exposed... maybe you need a light meter to tell what to set your camera on
2007-12-23 04:52:06 · answer #8 · answered by micheleh29 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋