How do i fix this???????

Question

this was in Landscape mode. when i moved to Manual..and set the shutter speed to 1/250 to 1/4000. its dark.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23675773@N04/4186825911/
What might be the cause?
stabilizer off?
slow shutter speed?
Pls help.Thanks

Answer 1

well, with a shutter speed of 1/4000, your shutter is open for a very short period of time.

If the scene isn't extremely bright, your results will be a very dark photograph, because the shutter isn't open long enough to allow light into the lens.

With Shutter speed set to 1/4000, I'm sure you'll see your Aperature blinking...which means that the lens can't open wide enough to allow enough light for a properly exposed 1/4000 picture.

I suggest that you decrease (slow) the shutter speed...1/2000...1/1000...1/500...1/200

until the Aperature stops blinking...

at that point, you can take a properly exposed picture.

You may also benefit by changing your iso setting to a larger value. If you're shooting at iso 100, the "film" or CCD's won't be nearly as sensative to the light as if you shoot at ISO 800 or ISO 1600.

Keep in mind, that Increasing ISO values will add a grainy appearance to your pictures, and the colors won't be as accurate as with lower ISO values...(but you can't have everything)

Answer 2

Going by the exif data on the file (more properties tab in flickr) the shutter speed was 1/5th of a second, not 1/250th or 1/4000th.



You have guessed right, it looks like pronounced camera movement combined with a slow shutter.

I suspect you haven't meant to take this picture at all and have tripped the shutter whilst moving it.



A couple of pointers:



In manual mode the camera will revert to the last manual settings you used when in manual mode, no matter what mode or settings you are in when you turn the control dial. You will need to reset the exposure when you turn to Manual.



For this kind of shot you will need to use a longer exposure.

I also noticed that you have used a very high ISO of 1600. This will give you a lot of noise on the final image or print. The black sky will look very mucky rather than deep and clear.



I would set a low ISO, 400max, pref 100.



I would set the widest aperture that you can get away with, although your lens goes to f3.5 at the wide angle, you will get better quality by using f5.6 or f8.



It's then just a question of using the shutter to control the exposure.



Remember you are exposing for the light, not the for the dark. The camera will meter off the dark and try to make you over expose. You are more interested in keeping detail in the lit area I would guess. So expose for this. The EV scale may read -2EV or lower, don't worry, review the image and check that the lit area hasn't burnt out, if it has then increase the shutter some more until you get it looking right.



You should use a tripod for night shots. If you set the custom function for mirror lock up and switch on the self timer the camera will flip the mirror up then after a delay of 2 secs, will take the picture. This will avoid camera shake.



As you are using a tripod you should also switch the IS off,as the gyro will still work away otherwise, causing motion blur.



Finally, shoot RAW, for these kind of shots it gives you a lot more adjustment at the PC. Artificial light can vary wildly in colour temperature, so it gives you a bit more control.

Answer 3

stopped your camera to a wider aperture for more light to come in, or, you should use a slower shutter speed. you don't need to use a too fast shutter speed if your subject is not in fast motion