Ole Posted November 15, 2007 Share #1 Â Posted November 15, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hey gang new here Fairly new to photography Need some advice about my new camera Actually - it's not THAT new - bought it when it first came out Was disappointed with other point and shoot digital cameras I had in the past - so bought the dlux3 so I could actually enjoy / print / display photos I took... Love the camera and its features - and I'm learning But struggle sometimes with just whippin it out and the point and shoot, specially indoors... Can anyone give me an idea of what settings you use and have had the best result with for point and shoot situations Sometimes I dont have time to get the camera set up, change exposure, change shutter speed etc... Give me an idea of what setting u use for point and shoot situations with the cam. Thanks guys and pardon me if the question is stupid... Â Is it possible in my effort to buy an advanced point and shoot camera i bought a camera thats TOOO advanced??? there seem to be too many features for normal quick use it seems Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted November 15, 2007 Posted November 15, 2007 Hi Ole, Take a look here Dlux3 - point and shoot situations - what settings??. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
andybarton Posted November 15, 2007 Share #2  Posted November 15, 2007 Welcome to the forum, Ole. You have definitely come to the right place!  Give me a couple of days - my D-Lux 3 will be here shortly, and we can learn how to use it together  (I expect that there's a simple "program" mode to use, but I'll come back later on that) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted November 15, 2007 Share #3 Â Posted November 15, 2007 There is indeed a program mode, and if you don't want to get involved with changing settings stc, it'll give you reasonable results most of the time. Confession time, I use mine (actually it's Panasonic LX2, but it's the same camera as the Leica) in program mode around 95% of the time. Â One thing you will have to watch if you are using it indoors is the shutter speed. In low light the camera will be forced to select a slow shutter speed, which can cause problems with sharpness. So you may need to select a higher ISO than you would normally use. This will allow a higher shutter speed, but there will be a corresponding increase in noise in the image. So finding the right ISO setting is a balance between shutter speed and image noise. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ole Posted November 15, 2007 Author Share #4 Â Posted November 15, 2007 nice... Are there any of those special settings like "sporting event" or "baby1" etc that people have found that work good in P&S situations and have settings that are a good happy medium for shutter speed etc for point & shoot ?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted November 15, 2007 Share #5 Â Posted November 15, 2007 Hi Mark, I never use them so I can't answer I'm afraid. Â I shoot RAW, and I'm not sure, but I don't think those setting are available with RAW. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie_O Posted November 15, 2007 Share #6 Â Posted November 15, 2007 Believe it or not, the D-Lux 3's manual has an easy to understand explanation of all the scene modes. It starts on page 62. Â We really don't know what your definition of "point & shoot situation" is, so it's pretty hard to give you any concrete answers. A good catch-all is ISO 400 on "P." YMMV. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ole Posted November 15, 2007 Author Share #7  Posted November 15, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) I appreciate you all entertaining me - and I'm making myself comfortable with the search feature of the forum...  I'm starting to learn some advice about keeping below iso400, recommedations on sharpness, contrast, saturation etc  my p&s situations are fine outdoors - it takes sick pictures outside and im totally happy with performance there - when i have lots of light... It's just the indoor situation - where i want to snap a picture of folks at a party - just the fun candid shots - and its just tough cause i just dont know the camera well enough to know... flash or no flash - if i go no flash then i have it on some wrong setting where the picture comes out just super black cause i had too fast a shutter Otherwise the camera automatically selects the shutter speed too slow and then everyone is blurry and the perfect shot is lost forever and wasted cause I have too many features to sort through... thats basically my frustration...  I love all the fun things I can play with - macro and playing around with exposure and night shots and stuff when I have time to do those shots - and take multiple attempts  but I bought the camera so in p&s situations I could capture a quality shot and I just dont think I have my settings down...  I'll keep playin w/ it...  Thank you for being kind - I'm finding that there isn't AS much razzin in this forum than some when the rookie says something stupid... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemalk Posted November 15, 2007 Share #8 Â Posted November 15, 2007 Ole - Congratulations on the D-Lux 3, it's a great "carry everywhere" camera that gives some great results. One of the frustrations is the low-light performance - but one of the blessings is that you can control the flash output so it doesn't blow out all the details and you still retain some great atmosphere. Play around with it at night when walking around and see what you're comfortable with. Â On the plus side, the D-Lux 3 gives you so much more control than other point and shoots - but on the negative, you kind of have to develop your own style and settings in low-light environments - you can't just put it on auto and expect great results like on some of the Canon PowerShots. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward48 Posted November 16, 2007 Share #9  Posted November 16, 2007 Ole  I have the Panasonic LX-2 version of your camera. And like you I like to be ready to shoot something quickly without having to fiddle with my settings.  I have mine set up most of the time like this:  Use aperture priority - set to f5.6. Manual focus. Use the joystick to set the focus depth of field to 3 feet to infinity.  When you shoot, as long as you don't use the zoom you should have a nice sharp shot from 3 feet and beyond, without having to adjust anything.  I've found it also pays to shoot -1/3 exposure with contrast set to low to avoid blown highlights. Saturation low. Noise reduction low. Sharpening high.  These settings are for JPEG. If you shoot RAW of course, only the exposure setting will apply.  It's a good place to start. You can then adjust from there.  I hope that's not too confusing.  Regards Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie_O Posted November 17, 2007 Share #10 Â Posted November 17, 2007 Make sure you've got the image stablizer set to setting #2. It's a boon to low light shooting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgyphoto Posted January 19, 2008 Share #11 Â Posted January 19, 2008 Hi - I am considering buying the D-Lux 3. Do you know if you can use the color effects (ie. sepia or black&white) for the movie mode? I believe you can adjust the white balance in movie mode but I have not been able to find anything about the black & white settings. I would like to capture the movie in black and white or sepia. Please advise Thx Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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