sjk Posted April 8, 2013 Share #1 Posted April 8, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi, I admit my knowledge of photography is very limited and needs to improve. A couple of years ago I was looking for the 'best' compact camera on the market and ended up with the D-Lux 3. But, I'm not happy. Originally, I thought I'd learn how to use the settings and really make the most of the camera, but in reality it's usually on auto. On auto, it often takes photos that seem to have a misty/hazy white look to them. They don't look good. It's not because I'm facing the sun on those occasions. Two examples attached. I'm in Ecuador now and go to the Galapagos Islands in a few days and of course want some shots that look as good as possible with this camera. Can someone please help. I'll be hugely appreciative. I guess if I want to enlarge photos when back home I should take them in raw format? Huge thanks, Stephen Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/202237-urgent-help-please/?do=findComment&comment=2293567'>More sharing options...
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IkarusJohn Posted April 8, 2013 Share #2 Posted April 8, 2013 I don't know the controls on this camera, but it looks like you've changed the EV compensation setting somehow, so everything is over-exposed. Yes, take everything raw, and then process it. You should at least set some of your settings to manual - set White Balance on one setting (Daylight probably makes sense) and leave it there. Then set the ISO at the base ISO for the camera, rather than Auto, set your aperture for depth of field for the particular shot you want, and leave the shutter speed to sort itself out. Have a great trip! Cheers John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xalo Posted April 8, 2013 Share #3 Posted April 8, 2013 In addition to the good advice by John, a stupid question (sorry): is the lens reasonably clean? On my D-Lux 5 a well placed smeared fingerprint could give a similar look. As for setting the aperture: to make sure that you get quite sharp pictures, have a look that at any given aperture you may choose the camera does indicate a shutter speed of at least 1/125 or faster (higher numbers after 1/ mean shorter exposure times). If speed is slower (esp. below 1/60), steady the camera well, against your body or any fixed object, or open the aperture further (smaller numbers mean wider open aperture, letting in more light). And do post some images from Galapagos, I'd love to go there one day! Cheers, Alexander P.S.: Welcome here! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 8, 2013 Share #4 Posted April 8, 2013 Hi, I admit my knowledge of photography is very limited and needs to improve. A couple of years ago I was looking for the 'best' compact camera on the market and ended up with the D-Lux 3. But, I'm not happy. Originally, I thought I'd learn how to use the settings and really make the most of the camera, but in reality it's usually on auto. On auto, it often takes photos that seem to have a misty/hazy white look to them. They don't look good. It's not because I'm facing the sun on those occasions. Two examples attached. I'm in Ecuador now and go to the Galapagos Islands in a few days and of course want some shots that look as good as possible with this camera. Can someone please help. I'll be hugely appreciative. I guess if I want to enlarge photos when back home I should take them in raw format? Huge thanks, Stephen hallo stephen, see Leica D-Lux 3 - I N S T R U C T I O N S - PAGE 48: C U R S O R B U T T O N O P E R A T I O N S : 1). Press (+/-) to display (+/- EXPOSURE) and press </> to compensate the exposure. 1.1) You can compensate from -2 EV to +2 EV in steps of 1/3 EV. / 1.2) Select (0 EV) to return to the original exposure. 2). Press (MENU/SET) to finish. 2.1) You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish. TIPPS: - The exposure compensation value appears on the lower left on the screen. - The exposure value is memorized even if the camera is turned off. - The compensation range of the exposure will be limited depending on the brightness of the subjekt. - You cannot compensate the exposure with (STARRY SKY) in scene mode (page 67) best result klaus-michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 8, 2013 Share #5 Posted April 8, 2013 hallo stephen, see my new answer today 11.25Uhr best regards klaus-michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted April 8, 2013 Share #6 Posted April 8, 2013 Stephen - Welcome to the Forum, and you're about to visit one of the most special places on Earth -- Be certain to show us photos. When I got my first digital camera in March of 2004 (Leica Digilux 2) I never did any post processing other than reducing the image size for my site and for emailing. Since then I find that I do at least some processing with all of my cameras on every shot, even with my preferred approach of just shooting jpegs. As an example I took your second Quito photo and spent a few seconds with it in PhotoShop iteratively moving the shadows slider to the right (to a setting of "89") to overcome the bright, washed out look and to deepen the colors; as well as moving the highlights shadow to the left (to a setting of "236"). I encourage you to do similarly with your photos. (You might want to adjust the the exposure compenstation on your camera as suggested above.) Below is the photo I adjusted: Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/202237-urgent-help-please/?do=findComment&comment=2293835'>More sharing options...
sjk Posted April 8, 2013 Author Share #7 Posted April 8, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) Wow - everyone. Thanks!! I was wondering how I do the things suggested. I'll go through it in detail tonight. I really need to learn more, but it's a bit late for this trip. My time is currently devoted to learning Spanish. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZDavid Posted April 9, 2013 Share #8 Posted April 9, 2013 If all the settings are back to normal (no EV set by mistake) all you need to do is use P for program and set the ISO (100 for bright light, 400 for low light, 800 or 1600 for super low light). Just watch the shutter speed readout on the LCD that it doesn't fall below about 1/25 sec or you will need to brace the camera for non-blurry pictures. Higher shutter speeds (1/60, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500, 1/800) are preferable. Once the shutter speed gets longer (1/8, 1/4, 1/2 sec) it is impossible to get sharp handheld pictures. Try some more test shots before going! Should be a great trip! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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