Help with D-lux 3

[mountainboy]

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Can anyone help. I am a novice photographer and whilst I'm happy with the pictures I take of scenery I am not very happy with indoor pictures. I was at a presentation the other night and took some pictures(setting auto and night portrait) and the pictures are OK, but not that sharp or impressive as I thought the D-lux might be. This is particularly true when the camera auto sets the ISO number to over 400. In addition, some of the shots were completely out of focus despite having auto focus set. I would appreciate some help or feedback. How would I keep the ISO setting low?. I have it always set to ISO 100 anyway, but the camera software changes it for different situations obviously

[papa85]

This my help you, this is what I do.

I set the D-Lux-3 to Spot metering, Manual setting, set shutter speed to 1/80 sec. ASA to 400, f/stop to between f/5.6 and f/8 depending on the distance and brightness of what you are shooting. then you can + or - the flash E/V to your liking. Also Stabilization on Mode 2.

remember you are using a small, light camera it is harder to control and it will take time to learn how to press the shutter button with grace. Remember telephoto mode magnifies motion If you do get excessive noise I run it thru Noise Ninja. But that is rare.

It is a great camera capable of outstanding photos..All you need to do is take a lot of photos and enjoy life.

[tommycrown]

I have hard time capturing light in indoor photos.

 

I suggest you take lots of photos with exposure compensation tool.

 

If you are also interested in flash photography, I suggest Metz slave flash.

 

using a proper flash can help you produce good quality photos with lower ISO.

 

Good luck~

 

Tommy