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Post by shp on Mar 13, 2010 16:07:15 GMT -5
I tried searching for answers with Google, and did not find what I was looking for. It would probably be a little bit easier here, as you're all camera experts in my opinion.
I'm using a black bedsheet indoors with natural daylight.
1. The number (-5.0) will not stop blinking, and I cannot seem to fix that. The camera's exposure compensation value can go in a range of (+/-5.0), but when I change the EV the number never changes. Sometimes when I take a picture, it would show me the Super Control Panel and I can see in the EV metering that it's apparently underxposed.
2. When I tried to use Portrait Mode, 1/60 (or just "60") and somewhere around F3.0 to F5.0, they blink and I still can't take pictures.
I had adjusted the White Balance, the ISO, even Gradation to High, and still, I can't seem to take pictures.
I was able to take pictures earlier but it was terrible smoke photography. This was when I tried to take self-portraits so I could have an ID for dA. I even tried to use the self-timer, and it won't even start.
I read the manual but can't seem to find the problems, except for #2, it's explaining the subject may be underexposed. But if I can't use the self-timer, I can't put myself in the frame. I don't have a remote control.
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Post by ScottWood on Mar 13, 2010 16:23:42 GMT -5
I think we need a little more information. We don't know what mode you are shooting in. Since you have a brand new camera, I would suggest shooting in the P or program auto mode with the exposure compensation set to zero, meaning no compensation. Each camera calls that something a little different, but all of them have it. Don't worry about doing anything complicated, like the smoke photography, and just shoot a lot of pictures. When I say lots of pictures, I mean hundreds and hundreds of them. After you know what the camera is going to do in that mode, move on to the next, either Aperture or Shutter priority. Shoot a lot more in each mode. Learn what each of those modes do and what happens when you made changes. Only after you have mastered those 3 modes should you think about shooting in Manual mode, and doing the exotic stuff that you post a lot about.
I like that you seem really interested in all of this, and want to make it a career, but it really seems to me that you want to run before you walk.
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