How do you take blurry free pictures without using flash in a low light environment?
I often take pictures of a metal band on stage and i just wanted know how i can take them without being blurry. I know it has something to do with the shutter speed i believe. Is it possible to change the shutter speed on my camera,,,GE A730 Digital Camera… or does it have to do with something else? Possibly the EV value or the ISO level? If so, would you have to lower either one or raise it?
Thank You for any info.
Raising the ISO is the correct answer; but read on if you want to know why.
When you are not shooting with some kind of camera stabilization like a tripod, motion blur from a photo always results from the use of shutter speed. To produce an image by exposing film or a digital sensor, in dimmer light, the shutter will need to stay open longer; but this means that your hands can shake or the things you are photographing can move during the time the shutter is open.
An ISO level is a reference to how sensitive the film or digital sensor will be. A higher ISO setting means a higher sensitivity (and less light or time is required to produce an image). There is a trade-off. Higher ISOs usually result in noisier photographs with speckles in them.
If you decide to move to a prosumer or SLR camera, you have an alternative. The alternative way to produce a proper exposure, from increasing ISO or leaving the shutter open for longer is to let more light into the camera. This can be done by either having more light in the environment (shooting somewhere brighter, using lighting or flash) or by widening Aperture (aka f-stop). Aperture refers to how big the hole in the lens is to let light through to the sensor. SLRs have big lenses and bigger sensors than digital compact point-and-shoots. The big sensor surface area, coupled with a large aperture will give clearer looking images in low-light situations.
Examples of this can be observed by searching for band or concert photography in Flickr.
Good luck!
November 29th, 2009 at 3:47 pm
raise the iso level
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November 29th, 2009 at 4:25 pm
You’d have to raise the ISO, but your results wont come out any better with a GE A730. P&S like the A730 are terrible high-ISO preformers. If you’re seriously interested in low-light photography, consider renting a mid to upper level DSLR with a fast lens for the events.
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November 29th, 2009 at 4:38 pm
Try a tripod to reduce blurr…and get closer to the action as most point and shoot cameras dont do so well over long distances. A wider aperture and slow shutter speed would also help to light up the image.
I didnt read anything here that indicates you can change those settings on your camera
http://www.digitalcamerareview.com/default.asp?newsID=3147
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November 29th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
Raising the ISO is the correct answer; but read on if you want to know why.
When you are not shooting with some kind of camera stabilization like a tripod, motion blur from a photo always results from the use of shutter speed. To produce an image by exposing film or a digital sensor, in dimmer light, the shutter will need to stay open longer; but this means that your hands can shake or the things you are photographing can move during the time the shutter is open.
An ISO level is a reference to how sensitive the film or digital sensor will be. A higher ISO setting means a higher sensitivity (and less light or time is required to produce an image). There is a trade-off. Higher ISOs usually result in noisier photographs with speckles in them.
If you decide to move to a prosumer or SLR camera, you have an alternative. The alternative way to produce a proper exposure, from increasing ISO or leaving the shutter open for longer is to let more light into the camera. This can be done by either having more light in the environment (shooting somewhere brighter, using lighting or flash) or by widening Aperture (aka f-stop). Aperture refers to how big the hole in the lens is to let light through to the sensor. SLRs have big lenses and bigger sensors than digital compact point-and-shoots. The big sensor surface area, coupled with a large aperture will give clearer looking images in low-light situations.
Examples of this can be observed by searching for band or concert photography in Flickr.
Good luck!
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November 29th, 2009 at 5:39 pm
Sadly you’ll have to get a better camera like a DSLR, because your camera is a very cheap consumer point-and-shoot. (no offense – just stating the facts) If you’re willing to invest a few hundred bucks on a good camera, then you’ll be able to fiddle with the manual features. Try: HUGE aperture, high ISO, and a shutter speed as fast as you can so that the pic isn’t dark. But those will most likely only work with a high-end camera. :\
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November 29th, 2009 at 6:09 pm
You basically need a dSLR and a fast lens (which means it has a large aperture to let more light in).
It won’t be cheap–but results will be worth the trouble.
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Something like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/little_pooky/3047838366/