PnS - Night Photography

Jaybaokong · 16th July 2008

Hi,

Maybe i might sound a bit noob in posting this question here.. but been wanting to check it out..

Currently owned a Fuji S8100Fd, therefore wants to know what are the kind of settings that i should be configuring using the camera..

has been trying out to take night pictures, and so far not that successful and most of the time it's due to the high noise, which resulted in the photo being grainy, this is despite the fact that i shoot it with the "Night" mode..

How should i go about it?

Many thanks for your help..

galee · 16th July 2008

At night light is always a limitation. The only way u can get a nice pic out from your cam is to shoot at aparture mode and a sturdy tripod with slow shutter speed. remember to switch on the timer for the shutter release too to avoid motion blur. That kind of method only works for still subject shots, example on landscape shooting, building n other sorts.

For moving subject like portraits, you will need to rely on flash rather than high iso cause u will ended up with grainy pic if u bump up your ISO. Hope this helps..

Jaybaokong · 16th July 2008

yup... now trying to test out the manual settings to see the effects.... hopefully it would not turn out grainy... kinda disappointed when it's grainy...

Simon_84 · 16th July 2008

use tripod, while in M mode, turn down your iso setting to base iso (lowest).
likewise you can also do the same with A/S/P mode.

16th July 2008	#1
Jaybaokong Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 363	PnS - Night Photography Hi, Maybe i might sound a bit noob in posting this question here.. but been wanting to check it out.. Currently owned a Fuji S8100Fd, therefore wants to know what are the kind of settings that i should be configuring using the camera.. has been trying out to take night pictures, and so far not that successful and most of the time it's due to the high noise, which resulted in the photo being grainy, this is despite the fact that i shoot it with the "Night" mode.. How should i go about it? Many thanks for your help..

16th July 2008	#2
galee Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 209	Re: PnS - Night Photography At night light is always a limitation. The only way u can get a nice pic out from your cam is to shoot at aparture mode and a sturdy tripod with slow shutter speed. remember to switch on the timer for the shutter release too to avoid motion blur. That kind of method only works for still subject shots, example on landscape shooting, building n other sorts. For moving subject like portraits, you will need to rely on flash rather than high iso cause u will ended up with grainy pic if u bump up your ISO. Hope this helps..

16th July 2008	#3
Jaybaokong Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 363	Re: PnS - Night Photography yup... now trying to test out the manual settings to see the effects.... hopefully it would not turn out grainy... kinda disappointed when it's grainy...

16th July 2008	#4
Simon_84 Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: bukit batok Posts: 1,324	Re: PnS - Night Photography use tripod, while in M mode, turn down your iso setting to base iso (lowest). likewise you can also do the same with A/S/P mode.