Camera help...

[suddste]

Hi,

I was wondering if you could help me with a problem that I have with my camera. I've noticed that the camera takes very grany images now, I don't know why, could it be that I'm taking pictures differently now? Or could it be because it's getting old now? I don't know, any ideas?

Suddste.

[ollieholmes]

Check the ISO has not changed. You need it as low as it will go.

[suddste]

Check the ISO has not changed. You need it as low as it will go.

Thanks, How will I change this?

[z740]

Depends on what kind of camera you have.

For the easiest answer, look in your owner's manual.

-Chris

[suddste]

Depends on what kind of camera you have.

For the easiest answer, look in your owner's manual.

-Chris

Thanks, I tried searching the user manual, but I can't find anything about changing the ISO settings apart from this: ISO Sensitivity: 70

Any ideas?

[Simpleboy]

ISO 70 should be low enough, grain and noise is also created by underexposure. Are your shots coming out dark?

What camera do you have? And are there any samples we can see, this will help us pinpoint where the grain is coming from.

[suddste]

ISO 70 should be low enough, grain and noise is also created by underexposure. Are your shots coming out dark?

What camera do you have? And are there any samples we can see, this will help us pinpoint where the grain is coming from.

Thanks, Yeah, I would say that some of my pictures are coming out dark. My camera model is the Polaroid PDC4350, but the older version of it.

Here is a sample picture which I would say is pretty grainy:

[ollieholmes]

Is that photo straight from the camera?

[z740]

Page 27: Changind the ISO speed.

http://www.polaroid.com/service/user...4350_ug_en.pdf

-Chris

[suddste]

Is that photo straight from the camera?

yeah, why?

[suddste]

Page 27: Changind the ISO speed.

http://www.polaroid.com/service/user...4350_ug_en.pdf

-Chris

Thanks, yeah, but my camera is very different to that one. I guess that is a newer version of the model, so most of it is different in that manual.

Thanks, though, any ideas?

[z740]

I've got two more options for you to try.

First, try this. I'm not sure if it will work or not but it's worth a try.

Figure out how to reset all the camera's settings and take a picture. See if it is still grainy.

Second, try these options is the first doesn't work.

To change the ISO setting:
Turn the camera on in Capture mode.

Press the Menu (M) button.

Using the directional arrow buttons, scroll over to ISO and press the OK button.

Scroll to the desired ISO setting (higher settings result in clearer pictures of movement) and press the OK button.

I read the EXIF data from your picture that you posted and it said the ISO was 70, the f/stop was f/10.4, and the shutter speed was 1/94.

The ISO speed and everything else are fine. Try resetting the settings and see if that helps. If not, it may be time for a new P&S camera.

-Chris

[suddste]

I've got two more options for you to try.

First, try this. I'm not sure if it will work or not but it's worth a try.

Figure out how to reset all the camera's settings and take a picture. See if it is still grainy.

Second, try these options is the first doesn't work.



I read the EXIF data from your picture that you posted and it said the ISO was 70, the f/stop was f/10.4, and the shutter speed was 1/94.

The ISO speed and everything else are fine. Try resetting the settings and see if that helps. If not, it may be time for a new P&S camera.

-Chris

ok, yeah I remember the last time I had it reset, because there was no battery, I noticed that the image quality was better after it had reset.

Thanks for the help, I will try what you suggested.

Suddste