What program should i use to clean up my night shots, here is an example



What should i use to get all of the fuzziness out, and can you post a link of where i can get the program.

Thanks in advance.

-Mike

 

photoshop...

but it can only do so much

 

its called better lighting

 

New camera, different settings. What kind of camera did you use?

 

try taking pictures with some lights, and not in complete darkness

 

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canon powershot sd400

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it was the best i could do at the time, just want to see if i could make them better

 

-tripod
-shutter speed
-press and pray

 

Looks like you shot the photo at 1600ISO, which is why there's so much noise. Also, the shutter only dragged for about 1 second, which wasn't enough time to bring in enough light. If your camera has manual settings, try it again, with the ISO at 100 or 200, and the set the shutter to about 6 or 7 seconds, and see if that helps. If you don't have a tripod, just set the camera on a chair or a box so that it doesn't move.

 

neatimage will clean up the graininess alot.

but you just need to take better photos in the first place man.. it's that simple.
get a tripod or dont try to take spiffy nightshots

 

Sorry for stealing the thread but I have a SD550 and I would like to know what are some nice tripods for this camera.

 

i dont see you being able to do much with that picture

 

cleaned it up a bit



but i am going to be messing with the settings on my camera some more tomorrow (bare with me i just got it)

Thanks for all the help, well those who helped

btw- i do have a tripod so get off my back

 

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this guy knows what hes talking about, oh yeah hes the one and only rodrez.

 

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lol

 

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yea im making the changes that he told me too as we speak

 

youve g0t alot to learn. try the "M" mode w/ a tripod n do wat rodrez said.

once u get it.youll be like

n try to avoid yellow lighting

 

Turn the ISO way down, and turn the exposure way up, and try again.

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Any tripod should fit pretty much any video camera/photo camera as long as there is a threaded hole on the bottom of the camera, which there is on yours.

 

thanks for all the help guys

 

well, here is what i came up with, these are just some random shots in dark rooms/place with ISO at 50 and shutter at 6

This one is in my room with closet light on behind me:



This one is looking into the bathroom with just a little plug in light in the bathroom:



And this last one is in my room with just the computer monitor for light:



How am I looking now??

Thanks for all the help guys

 

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There you go. See how there's hardly any noise compared to the first pic you posted? Much much better. Just keep practicing with it, when it's less light, try dragging the shutter even more, maybe 8-9 seconds or more if necessary, and after awhile, you'll get the hang of it, and you'll know how long to set it for based on how much light you have available.

 

yeah alot better.

also try not to get too crazy with the jpeg compression, pics as big of those I'd probably keep as big as 100k each
no need to drop them all the way down to 50k,
most ppl have broadband nowadays..

also I like to use a delay on the camera sometimes, if u dont have a tripod, cuz you could jostle the camera alittle bit right when you press the button

 

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There you go. See how there's hardly any noise compared to the first pic you posted? Much much better. Just keep practicing with it, when it's less light, try dragging the shutter even more, maybe 8-9 seconds or more if necessary, and after awhile, you'll get the hang of it, and you'll know how long to set it for based on how much light you have available. </TD></TR></TABLE>

yea, thanks for all the help it is much appreciated

 

One of the most informative threads for me here ever Thanks Rodrez and all

 

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read up on white balance aswell. good luck, have fun!