Picture taking advice?

Lady G

Lady G

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Does anyone know about settings to take best pictures of fish??

I have a kodak Easy Share C643 in the settings (which I know NOTHING about) are:
EXP. compensation: Starts at 0.0 can set up or down from there.

Picture size: 6.1, 5.4(3:2), 4.0, 1.9 & 0.8

white balance (set on auto) then Daylight, Tungsten & Flouorescent

ISO Speed (set on auto), 80, 100, 200, 400, 800(0.8 MP)

Focus zone: (set on Multi-zone), center-zone

Long time exposure: None, 0.5sec.,0.7sec., 1.0sec, 1.5sec., 2.0sec., 3.0sec.,4.0sec.
Those are all the settings I can change can anyone help me decide what to set each one on?

Thanks so much!

Gin
 
Wish I could direct you to a good website that explains your questions in detail.

But, I do have some basic answers for you...



EXP. compensation: 0.0 (play around with that setting to see the effect)

Picture size: 6.1 (this is your camera's maximum resolution - you can downsize photos for e-mail later..)

white balance: Auto (again, you can try each setting to see what they do)

ISO Speed: 100 (this is good "speed" for tank shots)

Focus zone: Center (for me, this is the setting that worked best - other cameras can focus better on other settings...)

Long time exposure: None



http://www.dpreview.com/news/0602/06021702kodakc643.asp


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Thanks Joe...I'm wanting to get some good pic's to post cause I have a couple cichlids that I'm not sure what they are and I know with cichlids so many look alike that I need a really good picture.

Thanks again;)

Gin
 
IME I've gotten the best pics using the macro setting on the camera.
It's the little flower symbol. One of 2 ways I've got great results is at night, no lights on the tank with the flash on the camera, OR with the lights on the tank with no flash on a tripod to keep the camera steady.
 
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gstoffer said:
EXP. compensation: Starts at 0.0 can set up or down from there. If the pictures are dark, raise it

Picture size: 6.1, 5.4(3:2), 4.0, 1.9 & 0.8 6.1

white balance (set on auto) then Daylight, Tungsten & Flouorescent I use auto and fix it with post processing, such as photoshop or paintshop pro

ISO Speed (set on auto), 80, 100, 200, 400, 800(0.8 MP) It depends on the quality of the CCD. If it's good you can get away with 400. If they're too grainy, you can drop it to 200, which should be ok. The lower the number, the less sensitive it will be to light. The higher the number, the more sensitive it will be, but there will be additional noise.

Focus zone: (set on Multi-zone), center-zone Center zone will allow you to "make" the camera focus on what you want by aiming with the center of the screen

Long time exposure: None, 0.5sec.,0.7sec., 1.0sec, 1.5sec., 2.0sec., 3.0sec.,4.0sec. Even with .5 second exposures your pictures will be blurred unless the fish is still and you have a tripod. The longer the exposure the more blurred your pictures will be (generally)
Those are all the settings I can change can anyone help me decide what to set each one on?

Thanks so much!

Gin
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