so i own the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-N2 digital camera and i've always had the problem with faces appearing super white when taking pictures in very dark lighting (e.g. outside at night, at a club).
i've heard about playing with the settings like the exposure and what not, but i just don't understand it and i don't know what is the best setting...i've played around with it but i see no difference~ some of my friends camera's (other models) don't seem to have this problem when they take pictures with flash and they haven't played with settings or anything, but mine is like SUPER white...
is there a general setting for digital cameras for this problem?
or perhaps someone who has the exact same camera can help guide me through this? lol
thanks in advance (:
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camera settings for taking pictures in the dark reducing the whiteness of the face~
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Posted 21 October 2009 - 08:38 PM
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Posted 21 October 2009 - 08:57 PM
i dont think i have the exact camera...but i have a cyber shot.
try the twilight portrait setting if you have it (most cameras for a brand comes with similar settings), its great for taking pictures in the dark (clubs, etc). when you take the picture, the flash appears really strong (sometimes double flash) but you dont get white faces or anything. you just have to make sure your hand is STABLE, it blurs really easily. but it gives you awesome effects especially with lightings in the background.
try the twilight portrait setting if you have it (most cameras for a brand comes with similar settings), its great for taking pictures in the dark (clubs, etc). when you take the picture, the flash appears really strong (sometimes double flash) but you dont get white faces or anything. you just have to make sure your hand is STABLE, it blurs really easily. but it gives you awesome effects especially with lightings in the background.
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Posted 22 October 2009 - 11:45 AM
Thats hard, my sony camera does let me adjust the flash mode. If you click the lightning bolt button until it is in the lightning bolt mode, you can try SL (soft light)
Otherwise.. take a few steps back or try taking pictures without flash. I know that would be difficult especially for like clubs but sometimes its worth a try.
Hrmm the above post is interesting too, I never experimented with those auto modes so definitely try those too
Otherwise.. take a few steps back or try taking pictures without flash. I know that would be difficult especially for like clubs but sometimes its worth a try.
Hrmm the above post is interesting too, I never experimented with those auto modes so definitely try those too
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Posted 11 December 2009 - 04:25 AM
Have you tried it with using different flash modes? For my digi camera, I have four modes of flash: auto, red eye, fill in and flash off. (fill in might work?)
Even after you've played around with the settings without success, you could try covering the flash with sticky tape and paper to minimize the flash effect when taking photos at night.
If the photo is too bright you can lower the exposure (which makes it darker), the steps in doing that I wouldn't know for you as I have an Olympus camera. (Have a look through your manual)
When I change exposure it gives me a preview of the darkness/lightness of the image through the viewfinder screen.
Lowering exposure (below 0.0) means it will become darker.
Increasing exposure (above 0.0) means it will become lighter.
If you haven't touched the exposure settings before, it probably would be automatically set to 0.0
Playing around with the settings while reading the manual I think would be the best way to solve these problems.
Another solution is, to edit the photos after you take them. Assuming you know a bit about photo editing, you could darken/reduce brightness of the image.
Even after you've played around with the settings without success, you could try covering the flash with sticky tape and paper to minimize the flash effect when taking photos at night.
If the photo is too bright you can lower the exposure (which makes it darker), the steps in doing that I wouldn't know for you as I have an Olympus camera. (Have a look through your manual)
When I change exposure it gives me a preview of the darkness/lightness of the image through the viewfinder screen.
Lowering exposure (below 0.0) means it will become darker.
Increasing exposure (above 0.0) means it will become lighter.
If you haven't touched the exposure settings before, it probably would be automatically set to 0.0
Playing around with the settings while reading the manual I think would be the best way to solve these problems.
Another solution is, to edit the photos after you take them. Assuming you know a bit about photo editing, you could darken/reduce brightness of the image.
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