JohnMN
11th of December 2002 (Wed), 17:21
POWERSHOT A40 SETTINGS
Anyone wishing to take pictures of outdoor Christmas displays can try the following settings. I would then like to know what your results were like.
Photographing a large outdoor Christmas Tree with white lightbulbs.
Shooting Mode - Program AE
Tv (Shutter Speed) 1 sec.
Av (Aperture Value) 3.5
Metering Mode - Spot
Image Quality - Fine or Superfine (Doesn't matter)
White Balance - Daylight
AF Mode - Single
Active AF Points - Centre
Try the above first and then change White Balance - Cloudy
The Daylight and Cloudy settings have the effect of boosting the
orange, yellow and red parts of the picture. Whereas a White Balance
setting of Tungsten adds a blue cast to the picture making it look
really cold. Time taken : 5pm, December 11. Dark.
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Photographing a large outdoor Christmas display with coloured lights
and animated section.
Shooting Mode - Manual
Tv (Shutter Speed) 1 sec.
Av (Aperture Value) 3.5
Metering Mode - Evaluative
Image Quality - Fine or Superfine (Doesn't matter)
ISO - 50 (Camera chose this itself)
White Balance - Fluorescent H (This was chosen by mistake but the end
result was OK)
AF Mode - Single
Active AF Points - Centre
Time taken : 5pm, December 11. Dark.
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Photographing a large outdoor Christmas display with coloured lights
and white lights.
Shooting Mode - Manual
Tv (Shutter Speed) 1 sec.
Av (Aperture Value) 2.8
Metering Mode - Evaluative
Image Quality - Fine or Superfine (Doesn't matter)
ISO - 50 (Camera chose this itself)
Focal Length - Wide Angle (5.4mm)
White Balance - Fluorescent H (This was chosen by mistake but the end
result was OK)
AF Mode - Single
Active AF Points - Centre
Again, try changing the White Balance settings to see what effect it
has on the pictures.
The Daylight and Cloudy settings have the effect of boosting the
orange, yellow and red parts of the picture. Whereas a White Balance
setting of Tungsten adds a blue cast to the picture making it look
really cold. Time taken : 5pm, December 11. Dark.
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Photographing the front of a building with Christmas lights and large
lit up decorations.
Shooting Mode - Program AE
Tv (Shutter Speed) 0.5
Av (Aperture Value) 2.8
Metering Mode - Spot
Image Quality - Fine or Superfine (Doesn't matter)
ISO - Auto (Camera chose this itself)
Focal Length - Wide Angle (5.4mm)
White Balance - Fluorescent H (This was chosen by mistake but the end
result was OK). Try it with Daylight, Cloudy and Tungsten to see what
effects they produce.
AF Mode - Single
Active AF Points - Centre
Anyone wishing to take pictures of outdoor Christmas displays can try the following settings. I would then like to know what your results were like.
Photographing a large outdoor Christmas Tree with white lightbulbs.
Shooting Mode - Program AE
Tv (Shutter Speed) 1 sec.
Av (Aperture Value) 3.5
Metering Mode - Spot
Image Quality - Fine or Superfine (Doesn't matter)
White Balance - Daylight
AF Mode - Single
Active AF Points - Centre
Try the above first and then change White Balance - Cloudy
The Daylight and Cloudy settings have the effect of boosting the
orange, yellow and red parts of the picture. Whereas a White Balance
setting of Tungsten adds a blue cast to the picture making it look
really cold. Time taken : 5pm, December 11. Dark.
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Photographing a large outdoor Christmas display with coloured lights
and animated section.
Shooting Mode - Manual
Tv (Shutter Speed) 1 sec.
Av (Aperture Value) 3.5
Metering Mode - Evaluative
Image Quality - Fine or Superfine (Doesn't matter)
ISO - 50 (Camera chose this itself)
White Balance - Fluorescent H (This was chosen by mistake but the end
result was OK)
AF Mode - Single
Active AF Points - Centre
Time taken : 5pm, December 11. Dark.
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Photographing a large outdoor Christmas display with coloured lights
and white lights.
Shooting Mode - Manual
Tv (Shutter Speed) 1 sec.
Av (Aperture Value) 2.8
Metering Mode - Evaluative
Image Quality - Fine or Superfine (Doesn't matter)
ISO - 50 (Camera chose this itself)
Focal Length - Wide Angle (5.4mm)
White Balance - Fluorescent H (This was chosen by mistake but the end
result was OK)
AF Mode - Single
Active AF Points - Centre
Again, try changing the White Balance settings to see what effect it
has on the pictures.
The Daylight and Cloudy settings have the effect of boosting the
orange, yellow and red parts of the picture. Whereas a White Balance
setting of Tungsten adds a blue cast to the picture making it look
really cold. Time taken : 5pm, December 11. Dark.
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Photographing the front of a building with Christmas lights and large
lit up decorations.
Shooting Mode - Program AE
Tv (Shutter Speed) 0.5
Av (Aperture Value) 2.8
Metering Mode - Spot
Image Quality - Fine or Superfine (Doesn't matter)
ISO - Auto (Camera chose this itself)
Focal Length - Wide Angle (5.4mm)
White Balance - Fluorescent H (This was chosen by mistake but the end
result was OK). Try it with Daylight, Cloudy and Tungsten to see what
effects they produce.
AF Mode - Single
Active AF Points - Centre