Night shots

[mitziro]

Can anyone advise me as to how to set my ixus 330
up to shoot the moon. ie.shutter speed and exposure times ? The weather is fine this evening.

[JohnMN]

What size of zoom do you have on your camera? I don't know the model you have but unless you have a really powerful optical zoom the moon will appear tiny. It will also be surrounded in a sea of blackness or grey depending on your exposure settings. I own a Powershot A40 with it's 3 times optical and 2.5 digital zoom and even when they are both combined the moon can't be magnified anymore. You will also need a tripod ir some other support to stop camera shake.

John

[Conk]

Here is a shot I took setting my camera on the B.B.Q. lid and aiming it through a pair of 7x50 binouculars. It's not the greatest photo but I was amused at the results given my method.
Date/Time 15-Aug-2002 22:12:48
Make- Canon
Model- PowerShot A40
Flash Used- No
Focal Length- 16.2 mm
Exposure Time- 1/80 sec
Aperture- f/4.8
ISO- Equivalent
Metering Mode matrix- (5)
JPEG Quality- (3)

http://www.pbase.com/image/3886794.jpg