What is the best setting for all around pictures.
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I have owned this camera for years and years and almost always use the "P" setting.
531764
I am by no means a camera person, so when I bought this one I asked my Daughter who knows camera's the same question & have had it on the "easy" setting since I bought it & it has worked out very well for me. I hope this helps you some.
531765
Can't answer that question. This camera sucked for me, no matter the settings.
1638300
Most computers will automatically set it for the best option. But you can always go in and manually do it. Mine usually sets it down one setting from the highest resolution setting.
2248608
This is the best camera for low light conditions. Pictures come up sharp and brighter than what you are actually looking at. It's like magic!
252019
I've read a lot about the sometimes soft, not crisp pictures. Where can you post the pics? Thanks.
1604837
There is really no such thing as a perfect picture for everyone. You just have to adjust it to where YOU the individual viewer is most pleased. One persons settings will not be the same for another.
185174
We set the camera on the IA setting, and changed the ISO to 1600. Great pictures/camera for the price.
441476
The many scene choices are great, and cover virtually all the things you usually encounter. The only feature missing is the ability to choose to over or under expose the photo or to choose a particular shutter speed (as you might want to do when trying to shoot a waterfall or stream and smooth the water movement).
1004365
I don't have any answers, but share your concern about pictures in dark areas. I bought a Kodak EasyShare (DX 4530) a couple of years ago. It takes excellent pictures in bright light (outside). Indoor pictures are mostly crap. Are Kodak's newer cameras any better?
488698
Unless you want 5000 pictures, just use the sd-16 and you will get hundreds of very high quality pictures. At night and very good color pictures in the day. ( try it )
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I agree. VR adds vibration reduction, which will make it easier to take photos in lower light without blur.Auto mode is good, but I find that I prefer P mode, which allows a little more customizability. The best thing you can do, I think is learn the shortcuts, so you can make simple modifications without navigating all the menus.
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The question is rather generic. Use the Menu Button and scroll to the item you want to change and select the desired setting. This is just a point & shoot camera, but has a range of scene settings (party, outdoor, sunset, night, sports, etc.) that do a pretty good job. You just have to play around and take a bunch of test pictures - if you don't like, just delete.
1934521
The camera is very well set up as far as navigating the menus and explaining what they are. I think that's it's best feature. With mine, however, photo quality was inconsistent, so that's a consideration.
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here is what i ended up using (i got this setup by trying to make a movie that has a scene were something was on fire as my setup tool. These settings made the fire look the best. Brightness 33,Sharpness 4contrast 45black level 58color 50tint 0color temp. 0
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Try Tweaktv.com. Great site for calibration settings. * Picture Modes o Picture Mode : Movie o Color Temperature : Warm 2 o Aspect Ratio : 16:9 * Picture Settings o Backlight : 3 o Contrast : 90 o Brightness : 46 o Sharpness : 0 o Color : 47 o Tint : G46/R54 * Advanced Settings o Black Tone : Off o Dynamic Contrast : Off o Gamma : -1 o Color Space : Auto o White Balance : Factory Default o Fleshtone : 0 o Edge Enhancement : Off o XVYCC Color : Off * Picture Options o Color Tone : Warm 2 o Size : 16:9 o Digital NR : Off o HDMI Black Level : Low o Film Mode : Auto 1 o Blue Only Mode : Off o Auto Motion Plus : Off
1358751
There is a macro setting(alongside the indoor, sunset, portrait etc. settings) and also you can switch to macro on the auto setting.
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f/2.8 is good enough for well-lit scenes at night using ISO800 to 1600 (on A77, that's the highest usable ISO I would use). It won't be enough if the scene is dominated by darkness. You still may be able to take good pictures at shutter speed 1/15s or less depending if you can hold your camera steady enough.
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Press Home, scroll left, then down to Picture. These settings produce the best picture for my tastes. I feel the store settings produce to much glare and may reduce the life of the set. Back Light - 7 Picture - 64 Brightness - 52 Color - 50 Hue - 0 Color temp - neutral