I have a canon cybershot A720 IS...is it possible to get a decent moon image? & what settings would be best? 
suesue Senior Member  423 posts Joined Apr 2008 Location: Ontario,Canada More info | Apr 27, 2008 01:33 | #1 I have a canon cybershot A720 IS...is it possible to get a decent moon image? & what settings would be best?
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Jon Cream of the Crop  69,628 posts Likes: 227 Joined Jun 2004 Location: Bethesda, MD USA More info | Apr 27, 2008 06:54 | #2 Not great. But M, f/5.6 or f/8 at ISO 80-100 and around 1/200-1/400 sec. The lens is a bit short for a really good one. Set your image to Large Superfine. Jon
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MikeC73 Member 109 posts Joined Dec 2005 Location: Long Island, New York More info | Apr 27, 2008 10:09 | #3 also set manual focus to infinity Rebel XSi | Canon 18-55mm IS | Canon 50mm 1.8 II | Powershot A630
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Apr 27, 2008 10:23 | #4 Thanks! i will look forward to it.
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MikeC73 Member 109 posts Joined Dec 2005 Location: Long Island, New York More info | Apr 27, 2008 10:28 | #5 Don't forget a tripod and to turn IS off when using the tripod. Having IS enabled while on a tripod will actually cause blurriness because IS is trying to compensate for movement that isn't there. I'm not 100% up to date on IS, but I believe this is still true for IS cameras.. Rebel XSi | Canon 18-55mm IS | Canon 50mm 1.8 II | Powershot A630
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Jon Cream of the Crop 69,628 posts Likes: 227 Joined Jun 2004 Location: Bethesda, MD USA More info | Apr 27, 2008 17:12 | #6 Well at 1/200-1/400 on an A720, a tripod's not as critical as on an S5. The lens is only about half as long or less. Jon
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FireDragon Member  233 posts Likes: 1 Joined Apr 2008 More info | Here This was taken during daytime with auto settings. Same camera used. Oh yeah zoom 6 times .I think I Did not use digital.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size. http://firedragonphotography.com/
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