Canon Powershot A620 inside of an art museum when flash is not allowed. Best setting?

Hello. I am looking for suggestions as to the best setting to use when inside of an art museum where flash is not allowed. The A620 does not have a museum setting. I have tried various settings, and have had some success when using the "Foliage" setting, although many photos are still somewhat blurred and have a reddish tint. I also tried "Landscape", but these images were quite blurred as well. I would appreciate any ideas on how to get the best photos when flash is not allowed. Thank you.

Likely best to forget about the scene modes and rely on the individual camera settings for this. The blurring is due to camera movement so play with the exposure settings to bring the shutter speed up until you reach a point where you can hold the camera steady for the exposure time. Larger aperature, higher ISO and faster shutter. Reddish tint is probably a while balance problem. Experiment with the different manual settings, or even set it yourself to get a realistic level.

The reddish tint is because in the foliage setting the camera is enhancing the reds and other colors to try and make plants look more vibrant.

In addition to what pescare said, maybe try increasing the exposure compensation a bit too, to get the pictures a little brighter. Play around in manual mode if you can, getting your shutter as fast as you can while still having enough light.

I had the same problem at the Korea National Museum last year (once in a lifetime type of trip for me). I found that the best settings for me with my S2 were to put the camera on Av mode and set the apperture to f/2.7, the ISO to 200 or 400 depending on what was needed, and let the camera select the shutter speed. IS really helped but what helped more was trying to lean against whatever I could find. I had a blast trying and some even came out OK. We had to rush because we had a flight to catch but still caught a fair amount of stuff.

Here are my shots if you'd like to have a look at to see what I was able to get.

http://lee-family.smugmug.com/gal​lery/2243647#117042073

ISO information is missing but most of them were at ISO 400.

Enjoy

If they will let you, I would try a tripod. If the light is low I have found this to be the best solution. Set your timer to 2 sec delay and hit the shutter button and wait for it to take the picture. I use the cheapy wal-mart $15 tripod and it seems to work well for me. Good luck!

t-bonestahl is right. I was going to suggest a monopod to hold the camera upright, you will still get some side to side movement but you might be able to keep it to a minimum. A monopod is easy to carry and not as big as a tripod. Just play around in AV mode. You should find a setting that might give you some luck.

I would also suggest a monopod.

Monopod (tripods are generally as unpopular as flash), high ISO, Av wide open and look for anything you can use to lean against. A wall, a railing, another person, just to help keep you steadier.

Jon wrote in post #2954847
Monopod (tripods are generally as unpopular as flash), high ISO, Av wide open and look for anything you can use to lean against. A wall, a railing, another person, just to help keep you steadier.

Unpopular or not, if it was allowed, I would still suggest a monopod!

JustShootin wrote in post #2954954
=JustShootin';2954954]​Unpopular or not, if it was allowed, I would still suggest a monopod!

If you'll go back and really read what I said, I also recommended a monopod; I noted that tripods are generally unpopular in museums, monopods somewhat less so. And even with a monopod, bracing against something else will also be a great help.

Jon wrote in post #2955030
If you'll go back and really read what I said, I also recommended a monopod; I noted that tripods are generally unpopular in museums, monopods somewhat less so. And even with a monopod, bracing against something else will also be a great help.

Sorry 'bout that, Jon. It's no wonder people don't call me Spock.