All Entries in the "Performance Metrics" Category
How Automatic Exposure Bracketing (AEB) Works?
If you find yourself in a situation where you’re not sure what type of exposure to go with and you don’t have time to test a few shots, check your digital camera to see if it has an Automatic Exposure Bracketing feature, generally known as AEB. If you choose the AEB option you can typically [...]
Enjoying Fall Photography!
There are many great photo opportunities once fall hits the air and the eaves start to change colour. There are a few things you can do to get the best fall photos possible. You should try and keep the camera set to a low ISO to keep the shots sharp with no graininess. It’s also [...]
Shooting Halloween Photos In Low Light!
With Halloween just around the corner you might want to get the camera ready for the ghouls and goblins that will be wandering around the streets. Most of the action takes place after the sun goes down, so you’ll need to be prepared to shoot in low-light conditions. If you want to capture a scary [...]
Experimenting With Flash In Outdoor Action
If you’re experimenting with taking outdoor action photos, such as skate boarding, mountain biking, and cycling, you may want to try using the flash. This will allow you to eliminate some dark shadows. When using a flash for outdoor action you should be able to get some crisp images as the flash will fill out [...]
How To Utilize Slow Sync Flash?
There are two basic ways to take photos in low light. One is to use the flash option and the other is to use a slow shutter speed without a flash. However, these methods aren’t always perfect as the flash can make the subject too bright and the background too dark and a slower shutter [...]
How To Eliminate Camera Shake?
Camera shake can ruin more photos than just about any other reason. A camera’s shutter has to stay open long enough to get a good exposure. This means it stays open longer when there’s less light and it can often blur the image if the camera moves. You may think the photo’s out of focus, [...]
How Trigger Circuits Synchronize Flash Units?
The electronic device known as a trigger circuit is used by photographers to activate external and supplementary flash devices. The trigger is used to make sure external flash devices and the camera’s go off at the exact same moment. When all of the flashes fire simultaneously it will produce clear and shadow less photos in [...]
How Shutter Lag Affects Your Photos?
Some digital cameras are faster than others and this could be important as you’ll notice there’s usually a gap of a second or two before you can take the next photo. This is known as shutter lag and happens because a digital camera is basically a small computer and needs to record specific information before [...]
When A Focal Lock Can Be Useful?
Even when you use the digital camera’s auto focus mode you can still get out-of-focus photos because the camera doesn’t know exactly what you want to focus on. A good way to make you’re your camera is focusing on the right subject or object is to use its focal lock feature. If your camera has [...]
Fill Flash Can Help Brighten Things Up
While a digital camera can do a lot, it can’t think. For this reason, some people are getting dark shots or having their subjects look like silhouettes in their images. This is because they’re using the auto mode on the camera and the device thinks there’s enough light to take a photo, but in reality [...]
