Edit: If you have good night shots please post then and explain how you took them. Thanks.


How do you take night shots? I got the camera down where i could take some pretty good Macro and day shots but my night shots suck

Any tips? I want to master this camera before i move on to a better one.

Thanks.

Heres some pics i took so far, let me know what you guys think:









Here are some night shots All taken with a tripod too








Modified by Luserkid at 11:38 PM 11/24/2004

 

read your user's manual... it might help out alot.

 

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I did, it says nothing about night shots. I even had a friend read it and it said nothing about night shots. [crybabyvoice] <FONT SIZE="3">I WANT TO DO NIGHT SHOTS DAMNIT!</FONT>[/crybabyvoice]

 

you cant take night shots with it..

the camera has a min shutter of 1 second w/ flash in the night time scene mode. it will not yeild acceptable results.

most og my night shots are taken in tv mode (you dont have that, the a300/10 is full auto only) with a shutter speed on average between 5-10 seconds.

i used to have a a300 but i quickly realized it wasnt good for any thing but point and shoot...

less than a year later i have a canon d30 dslr...

... you get what you pay for

 

Can i seen some of your night shots with the a300 if you have any?

What camera would you guys and gals suggest to upgrade to? I like Canon so i would like to stay with Canon. Thanks.

 

you CANNOT get acceptable results with the a300 of a car (because the shutter is too short and the flash WILL trigger, its the only way to get the 1 sec exp).

far away BRIGHTLY lit objects, can be taken with a tripod with the a300, here is a few of mine with it in las vegas... i rested the camera a ledge of a parking garage to avoid shake, and since the subjects were so far away, the flash had no effect.

tell me how much money you have to spend on a camera and i can make a good reccomendation.

 

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Modified by xdjoynerx at 10:37 PM 11/24/2004

 

Get a different camera if you want to take good night shots. Sounds like you don't have an adjustable shutter speed which is key to taking good night pics. Here is a pic taken with my canon a80 at night...

 

^ That picture is ******* beautiful. How much did your camera run you?

 

Biggest thing I could suggest for night shots is AMPLE light. Change your iso to a low setting (IMO auto usually turns the pictures to grains) look at the first car picture (real car) compared to the next.

I don't use auto selection on my camera (sony p10) and my night shots turn out damn good (my opinion) but I still suck.

You don't need an expensive camera to take night shots; the following were taken with my old olympus 300 3mp 120dollar special:



My current shots look better and more crisp . Read your manual and know how to adjust your iso, shutter speeds, modes etc.

 

dude you need LIGHT

just because it's an ok camera doesn't mean it has "night vision" or something.

that buick isn't lit at all.
I don't see why it's blurry though if you used a tripod, that is wierd.

but yeh, a tripod is going to be required for any dark scenes.

 

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$299 at best buy. The a80 is discontinued now, it was replaced with the a85, but I wouldn't recommend that one since the image sensor is smaller. If anything, look for an a80 online somewhere or get the a95 model instead.

 

set your ISO lower to 200

 

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umm powershot a80 is a great camera...im not that great now, but they always come out great...i will def. vouch that it is a great cam. my friends have a75 and a70 and those are great too, i beleive the a70 was around 200 and my a80 was around 300, so check yoru budgets, i have nightshots, if you want i can post them

 

nice shots

 

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Post them

 

I have an A70. When taking night shots I set my shutterspeed at the lowest setting and try to find the brightest spots possible. YOur not going to have any luck taking shots in the dark when its dark. Ill post pics if needed.

 

haha i have non hosted, anyone can host, i dont feel like doing we-todd or just pm me, and ill send you through im

 

canon s410 + tripod + 4 second shutter [ i can go up to 15 seconds ].

the s410 will run around 300 i believe.