Written on Nov 24th, 2008 by Dave Adams
grainy, High ISO, ISO, Low light, noise, Photography, sensitivity, Shutter Speed, Standardization
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Understanding ISO settings on your camera. What ISO means and how it affects the photographs you take.
- Level:Beginner
- Tools:Camera
- Time:N/A
ISO is the term used to describe the sensitivity of film to light, defined by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
With film cameras, this ISO rating was used when describing different types of photographic film, from 100 ISO (low sensitivity to light) to 1600 ISO (high sensitivity to light). With digital cameras, the ISO rating has remained, and now refers to the sensitivity of the camera sensor to light.
Matches (@ ISO1000) by Laszlo-Photo
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100 ISO, the standard setting
Most digital cameras come with the ISO set to 100 as standard. This means that the camera will record the best image possible with the least amount of digital noise, at the potential cost of a slower shutter speed. In other words the shutter has to remain open for longer to capture the photo as the camera sensor is at its least sensitive to light.
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Written on Oct 28th, 2008 by Dave Adams
Fast Glass, High ISO, Low light, Manual Mode, Masterclass, Shutter-Priority
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Tips on mastering low light sports and action photography, and the importance of shutter speed.
- Level:Beginner
- Tools:Camera
- Time:N/A
In my last post I talked about mastering motorsport photography, and today I’m going to talk about something I touched on in that post, low light photography.
Sometimes you have little or no control over how a subject is lit. Sports is one of those areas of photography where you have no control - if its an outdoors event you are at the mercy of the weather, indoors you are at the mercy of whatever lighting has been provided for the competitors.
Indoor Ice Hockey by KPMPhotography
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In this post I want to focus on the indoor arena, although some of this advice is applicable to outdoor photography when the weather is poor, the light is beginning to fade towards the end of the day, or you are under the cover of trees where the sun cannot penetrate the canopy.
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