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Pics from the newest MerfCam (and Epcot too!)
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Hoop Raeb
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Two thoughts when I look at your photos.
For the washed out ones, look for a setting that says +/- where you can set the white balance. If you set the whole thing darker, it won't look so washed out like your SSE photos.
For night shots, I can't stress enough to get a tripod. Even a mini one that will fit in your pocket and you can rest on a trash can. They're fairly inexpensive and help a bunch. See this link.
http://www.amazon.com/AMBICO-V-0615...3?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1191849701&sr=8-3
For the washed out ones, look for a setting that says +/- where you can set the white balance. If you set the whole thing darker, it won't look so washed out like your SSE photos.
For night shots, I can't stress enough to get a tripod. Even a mini one that will fit in your pocket and you can rest on a trash can. They're fairly inexpensive and help a bunch. See this link.
http://www.amazon.com/AMBICO-V-0615...3?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1191849701&sr=8-3
tonganprince
Well-Known Member
Great pics/vid/update Merf.
DizFanatic
Member
Thanx - Your pix always make the day (especially Monday) better!:wave:
devoy1701
Well-Known Member
When I went to Best Buy and talked to the "Camera experts" there, they said that tripods really don't make that much of a difference when taking night shots. It all has to do with how high you can set the ISO on your camera. If your camera only goes up to say 1500 ISO, your gonna have poor nighttime shots whether you have a tripod or not.
Merf: looking at the specs on your camera and knowing the Kodak setup. Use the High ISO mode at night or manually set it to your max which looks like 3200 for your best night shots. A mini tripod never hurts tho!
EpcotGrl
New Member
Hey speaking of little tripods - does anyone know the one with the bendy legs that you can hang on a lamp post and stuff? Know what it's called? Someone on here mentioned it a while ago and I was going to buy it, then forgot all about it
It's called a Gorillapod...I just picked one up for my next trip, can't wait to use it!
lilclerk
Well-Known Member
It's called a Gorillapod...I just picked one up for my next trip, can't wait to use it!
Thank you! I hate when I forget to bookmark things :lol:
RiversideBunny
New Member
Amazon has the Gorillapod in several versions.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/s...ps-1_photo_21422215_1&results-process=default
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/s...ps-1_photo_21422215_1&results-process=default
MattBoom
Active Member
The "camera experts" at Best Buy don't know what they're talking about. Yes, higher ISO's help when hand holding night shots, but with a tripod, you're better off using lower ISO. The higher the ISO, the more grainy the pictures look.
For focus a tripod has everything to do with it. In daylight your shutter speed will easily be 1/100 of a second or less. At that speed motion from the camera holder will not translate into much blur if any. But when taking pictures in low light it is not uncommon for your shutter speed to go down to 1/4 of a second or more. At that slow speed even the slightest movement will translate into a blurred image. A higher ISO will make the sensor more sensitive to light which can help you to increase your shutter speed but it will also increase the amount of noise (graininess) in your images. Most point and shot cameras will not go above a 200 or 400 ISO without some serious noise issues. SLR cameras will allow much higher usable ISO settings but noise will still be an issue at high ISO settings. So in Merf's case a tripod will solve the majority of his issues at night where as a higher ISO setting will not.
RiversideBunny
New Member
Merf, I have the predecessor to your camera.
I've found that it can be useful at times to learn to use Manual mode and take an exposure reading on the part of the scene that you want to come out right.
You may have to temporarily zoom in on that part of the overall scene to take the reading.
Then take the desired picture using that lens setting, i.e. f-stop and speed.
Tks for the pictures and the updates.
I've found that it can be useful at times to learn to use Manual mode and take an exposure reading on the part of the scene that you want to come out right.
You may have to temporarily zoom in on that part of the overall scene to take the reading.
Then take the desired picture using that lens setting, i.e. f-stop and speed.
Tks for the pictures and the updates.
devoy1701
Well-Known Member
well dang you guys! I put "camera experts" in quotes! Alls I know is that my v570 only went up to 750ISO but only when it took the quality down to 1.8MP. My V1253 can be set for 3200 at 12MP and takes much better pictures in the evening. Without the flash, yes the pics look grainy, but with the flash in a smaller room or outdoors w/o flash but with relatively good background lighting (ie: looking at the castle from down mainstreet) the pictures came out pretty clear.
DisneyPirate85
New Member
Merf Thanks for the Pic's and video's always nice to get the Daily recommended allowance of WDW.:wave:
sillykid
Member
:wave:Merf you Rock! For 8 months I've been away from Epcot and you always seem to keep me there. I am happy that with all the photos taken of Celebration 25, because it's so nice to put a face with all of your names. The only shot I saw was from afar of you, but it's better then thinking of that jelly fish thingy every time you post. I'm happy you are getting acustomed to your new camera, because there are a lot of us that rely on people like you to keep us connected. Keep up the amazing work!
Thanks
Corey......the sillykid:wave:
Thanks
Corey......the sillykid:wave:
Disney_Freak429
New Member
Merf wonderful as always. Most of the blurry even wern't that bad so don't be hard on yourself. That zoom WOW I could def. use a zoom like that on my cam.
One thing that's buggin me about this new cam..
My old one i always kept in my cargo pocket. This new one is far too big for that. Now i have to use a neck strap or a bag.
I hate bags. I'm anti-bag-check just because i'm impatient. So, i tried the strap that came with it - which entirely too lon to get attached, and it felt horrible. I got a nicer one at Epcot and seems to work.. but i feel weird wearing a camera, have no idea how to protect that camera from the elements if i'm wearing it, and the strap gets a little cumbersome and hot sometimes.
Any suggestions?
My old one i always kept in my cargo pocket. This new one is far too big for that. Now i have to use a neck strap or a bag.
I hate bags. I'm anti-bag-check just because i'm impatient. So, i tried the strap that came with it - which entirely too lon to get attached, and it felt horrible. I got a nicer one at Epcot and seems to work.. but i feel weird wearing a camera, have no idea how to protect that camera from the elements if i'm wearing it, and the strap gets a little cumbersome and hot sometimes.
Any suggestions?
dixiegirl
Well-Known Member
OHHH, Maybe thats why many of my pics came out grainy , can I set it lower??? Some pics came out great while others....yeah not good...I have a canon powershot SD750..some firework pics came out great while other pics such as simple daytime came out uhh...any help would be great!..Oh and merf loved your pics..I would never notice that spaceship looked washed out..to me it looked great!!!
jasondiff
Member
Wear the camera and put the bag in your pocket through the no-bags security line, then put the camera in the bag if the elements warrant.
Why security checks tiny camera bags is beyond me when people have much more storage space in some of their pants/shorts pockets.
Instead of a camera bag you can get a small hip-pack (or whatever those things are called) or a camera pouch with a belt clip.