Finally read my camera manual and now need some explanations

[indian airlines]

Hi,

I finally got down to reading my camera manual last night, but there were some things I didn't understand.

1) What does ISO mean and what does it do? Is a higher ISO better or is a lower ISO better? My camera (C720) has four choices for ISO setting - Auto, 100, 200, 400.

2) This is for anybody who has/has used/understands the meaning of the following - The camera says,"set the record mode resolution", and then gives me the following choices - TIFF, SHQ, HQ, SQ1, SQ2. What do they mean, and what's the diff., and which is the best for aviation photography?

3) This is basically for Olympus camera users, because they'd probably know what drawings I'm talking about. Firstly, what is white balance? Secondly, I hve 5 options for white balance, one is auto, one is a sun, one is a cloud, one is a sun with a cap kind of thing and one is something like a cockroach? What do these settings mean?

4)What's the best shutter speed to shoot aircraft taking off? Because when I use a very high shutter speed, all my images come out almost pitch black.

Tanuj.

[SWA733Captain]

Ok, please anyone correct me if i'm wrong here...

1. Use the lowest possible ISO setting.

2. I suggest HQ (High Quality) mode. TIFF's are slightly better quality but it's not too noticable. And not to mention TIFF's take up a lot of memory stick space.

3. White balance should be tailored to what the conditions outside are, use the sun when it's cunny, the cloud when it's cludy and so on.

4. As far as the shutter speed it all depends on the lighting. Try and tailor set it while using the LCD screen. (The C720) does have a LCD screen, right?)

I hope this helps.

[Derf]

Re: Finally read my camera manual and now need some explanat

I mixed the answers in with your questions
I am not near a pro but have been using the C4000 for a while


1) What does ISO mean and what does it do? Is a higher ISO better or is a lower ISO better? My camera (C720) has four choices for ISO setting - Auto, 100, 200, 400.

Rule: Higher ISO the more noise but better for most low light shooting. Leave it on auto if you are starting out. Read more about it on megapixel.net (excellent source for all camera info)



2) This is for anybody who has/has used/understands the meaning of the following - The camera says,"set the record mode resolution", and then gives me the following choices - TIFF, SHQ, HQ, SQ1, SQ2. What do they mean, and what's the diff., and which is the best for aviation photography?

Tiff is uncompressed
SQH is Highest quality JPEG compression
HQ is usually a good balance between quality and amount of pictures that can be taken. (I always use this)
SQ1 lower amount of pixels than you camera has (Smaller pictures and many more)
SQ2 much lower amount of pixels than you camera has (Much Smaller pictures and many many more on you card)




3) This is basically for Olympus camera users, because they'd probably know what drawings I'm talking about. Firstly, what is white balance? Secondly, I hve 5 options for white balance, one is auto, one is a sun, one is a cloud, one is a sun with a cap kind of thing and one is something like a cockroach? What do these settings mean?

If you are taking picture with fluorescent lighting, put it on the "Cockroach"
Sun is for outside shots only
cloud is for cloudy conditions
auto is usually good for all but the fluorescent lighting



4)What's the best shutter speed to shoot aircraft taking off? Because when I use a very high shutter speed, all my images come out almost pitch black.

Your shutter speed should be on auto unless you are taking night shots. there are exceptions, but you need to learn a little more first. Play with that in a couple of weeks (If you need to do this, go with a lower F-stop like 2.3 for lighting them up. If still too dark, make sure the ISO is at 400 for brightest results. If still to dark, you WILL need to lower the shutter speed.) Best bet is to leave the shutter speed on auto

[Derf]

Ok, please anyone correct me if i'm wrong here...

You are not, I just keep on stepping on you posts! Sorry again!

[Leftseat86]

Tanuj, read my Olympus C-730 tips post. It should apply to the C-720 aswell.

-Clovis

[indian airlines]

Clovis, I can't find it, can you link me to it?

[Leftseat86]

Here it is:

http://www.jetphotos.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3662

-Clovis