i took some pics for my church from inside , but the pics are dark ! i don't know why ! while the church is lighted
i use HP R717 digital cam 6.2 megapixels
i use HP R717 digital cam 6.2 megapixels
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Can you post a sample for us to view? There are lots of reasons why a picture might turn out dark. If you can post image capture data with it, that would be great.
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Ok, I'll take a stab at explaining this. I also feel very confident in my answer if that helps you.
Your camera has a built in flash. It's only designed for a maximum output of perhaps 10 feet at ISO 400. I am also willing to bet that your camera does not go above 400ISO.
So you are working against two limitations. A weak flash and low ISO threshholds.
To get this photo, you would have had to set your ISO to roughly 800 or better (I'm guessing 1600 would be optimal), and let the camera have more time to expose for the available light. Or one heckuva powerful flash, and even then you are going to have very dark backgrounds unless you can drag your shutter. The small point-n-shoot camera you have will not allow you to do these things. It's mainly designed for use in well lit rooms or outdoors with adequate light.
Your camera has a built in flash. It's only designed for a maximum output of perhaps 10 feet at ISO 400. I am also willing to bet that your camera does not go above 400ISO.
So you are working against two limitations. A weak flash and low ISO threshholds.
To get this photo, you would have had to set your ISO to roughly 800 or better (I'm guessing 1600 would be optimal), and let the camera have more time to expose for the available light. Or one heckuva powerful flash, and even then you are going to have very dark backgrounds unless you can drag your shutter. The small point-n-shoot camera you have will not allow you to do these things. It's mainly designed for use in well lit rooms or outdoors with adequate light.
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Thanks for your help
but the dark region in the pics are well lighted in the church !
also i got this pic without using the flash and all the church in the pic is well lighted
but the dark region in the pics are well lighted in the church !
also i got this pic without using the flash and all the church in the pic is well lighted
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How you see light and how the camera sees light are two different things. The last picture you posted indicated the camera had enough information to make a somewhat appropriate exposure, but even then it was a long exposre, as evidenced by the blur in the image. Even the littlest differences can fool a camera's automatic metering modes.
If a camera "sees" a lot of white in the image, it will assume that whatever you are taking a picture of is too bright and will tone down the exposure. Or it will expose whatever is in the foreground... like the cross, and let the background (crowd of people) go dark.
In this case, you can either switch to manual control if your camera offers that feature, or put it into a night portrait mode.
I took a look at your camera's features. You are limited to ISO 400, and you have a long lens that requires a large DOF (f9.0+) when the lens is fully extended. The more you extend the lens on your particular camera the more light transmission you are going to lose before the scene is recorder by the image sensor.
If a camera "sees" a lot of white in the image, it will assume that whatever you are taking a picture of is too bright and will tone down the exposure. Or it will expose whatever is in the foreground... like the cross, and let the background (crowd of people) go dark.
In this case, you can either switch to manual control if your camera offers that feature, or put it into a night portrait mode.
I took a look at your camera's features. You are limited to ISO 400, and you have a long lens that requires a large DOF (f9.0+) when the lens is fully extended. The more you extend the lens on your particular camera the more light transmission you are going to lose before the scene is recorder by the image sensor.
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