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05-12-2011, 06:38 PM
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| | | Manual camera settings
I have an Olympus bridge camera, beefed up with a Raynox 2.2 TC.
It works well in good light but less sunny days and fading light, pictures are getting grainier.
I like taking bird pics, inevitably usually at a distance, but on full zoom the data on the picture typically record ISO of 1600 and I feel sure I could do better manually, (as I have read in these forums, the camera doesn't know what you are taking pictures of). 
I have several burning questions:
I have started to experiment with manual settings and can work out A, S and M but what is the P setting?
The centre of focus indicates Spot, Centre weighted and ESP, can't find enough data in the manual to explain these?
When I compare the Gallery pictures with my own I wonder if I'm expecting too much from the camera (or myself). 
Any advice/direction would be appreciated... |
05-12-2011, 08:34 PM
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| | | Re: Manual camera settings
The P mode refers to Program mode. That mode is usually selected by you from your camera settings. Your camera manual should show what program mode it offers.
You'd use spot usually when you want to be sure the main subject is exposed correctly, such as a white bird against a dark background. It means it uses only a very small center area to judge the level of light, rather than the whole area. Center weighted is similar, only with a wider area being used. When taking shots of birds with the bird filling the center part of the frame, I'd use center weighted. In fact I rarely take mine off center weighted!
The descriptions in your manual don't cover the ESP very clearly. I've never used an Olympus so I hope someone else will know!
Your right with the ISO settings. The camera will always default to raising the ISO when light levels drop when using automatic settings. If you shoot in A or aperture mode, which is what I'd recommend, this will not happen. You will then have control of the ISO setting as well as the aperture setting.
Be careful with the shutter speeds though. In poor light they will drop very quickly. |
05-12-2011, 09:17 PM
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| | | Re: Manual camera settings
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Originally Posted by Jersali  The centre of focus indicates Spot, Centre weighted and ESP, can't find enough data in the manual to explain these? | Google, and ye shall find!
Jim |
07-12-2011, 04:43 PM
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| | | Re: Manual camera settings
Thanks Graham, a wealth of information!
Jim, I have trawled through some results, but not found the detail yet.
Will keep trying (and experiment further with camera.
Thanks for responding guys 
Al |
07-12-2011, 05:18 PM
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| | | Re: Manual camera settings
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Originally Posted by Jersali Jim, I have trawled through some results, but not found the detail yet. | Here you go: ESP on an Olympus camera? - Yahoo! UK & Ireland Answers
Googled "Olympus ESP" - took about 5 seconds!
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Jim |
07-12-2011, 07:47 PM
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| | | Re: Manual camera settings
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Originally Posted by Jim Ford | Appreciate it Jim
didnt add ESP
doh  |
07-12-2011, 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Jersali Appreciate it Jim
didnt add ESP
doh | We've all been there, 'Jersali'!
Jim |
10-01-2012, 03:02 PM
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A bit of a tangent but many of us can learn from the way sports photographers use their cameras - to get fast-moving things, to get distant scenes, or just for weird effects! These pictures selected by Tom Jenkins - with comments on how the photo result was achieved. Especially see the logic behind photo 8!  Tom Jenkins's best sport shots of 2011 ? in pictures | Sport | guardian.co.uk |
10-01-2012, 05:37 PM
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Some great shots there but a few very ordinary ones also, I'd say! (I'm just jealous really!) - Wizzo
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10-01-2012, 05:46 PM
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| | | Re: Manual camera settings
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Originally Posted by Paul mabbott A bit of a tangent but many of us can learn from the way sports photographers use their cameras - to get fast-moving things, to get distant scenes, or just for weird effects! These pictures selected by Tom Jenkins - with comments on how the photo result was achieved. Especially see the logic behind photo 8! Tom Jenkins's best sport shots of 2011 ? in pictures | Sport | guardian.co.uk | I particularly like no 22 the quadruple sculls - now how can I translate that into a shot of a pond skater? I guess the advantage with things like cycling and rowing is the repeatability of events and the chance to practice and modify techniques.
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