I set Up this Compact Camera and put it into tripod then allow my wife to operate it... This photo was taken during the celebration of New Year 2007 here in Dubai...
Camera Used: Nikon CoolPix L4 4mega pixels
But Before you Begin
Read the manual or look through the menus and find out: - how your can turn the flash off
- if there is a special long exposure setting
- if your camera has a 'night' scene mode
- how you can set the ISO speed of the camera
Using Flash
When taking pictures, try to keep all important subject matter roughly the same distance from the camera. If you have some people much closer than others, they will look wrong, as they will be lighter than the others.
If your camera has a manual mode, you should be able to adjust the exposure.
Flash Outside
You don't want the background to be too bright, or it won't really look like a night picture. Take your picture at different ISO values and see which works best.
Working Without Flash
In low light, the anti-vibration systems built into some cameras help you to get sharp pictures, though any moving people or objects will still blur. Take pictures at the zoom setting that gives the widest angle of view. If you zoom out to get greater magnification it also magnifies any shaking.
Small Sensors
Street Lighting
Long Exposures
If you don't have anything to hold the camera still, you can still get sharp images with exposures of several seconds by holding the camera firmly against a solid surface, such as a post or a wall, or in some places even on the ground, looking up. I've often used mine by turning my back on the subject and holding the camera above my head with its back pressed against a wall and of course the lens facing toward the subject.
Some cameras have a special 'long exposure mode' which may reduce noise in long exposures. A 'night' scene mode will probably also be worth trying if your camera has one. The important thing is to find out how to stop the flash firing.
You may need to experiment with the ISO settings and exposure compensation to find the best result. Usually when using a tripod there is no need for a high ISO setting, so work perhaps at ISO 100 or 200. Took some pictures during night needed to set the ISO to its highest level - ISO 400 - and also to set the maximum possible exposure compensation of +2 stops to get long exposures that worked in really low light.
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Great shots! :)
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