Flash off... Blurry pics

[DevilDamo]

Hi all,

As you can tell, I don't use this section very much as all this camera malarchy goes straight over my head. I have 5 megapixel digital camera and at this precise moment, I cannot remember the make of it. Haha!:oops:

The last couple of nights, I've been taken some night shots. I took some pics in a reasonably lit car park with the flash on but the pics came out quite dark. I then turned the flash off and the pics came out lighter but when viewed on the computer, they're not very clear, i.e. blurry.

Lastnight I took some pics outside in the dark. With the flash on, they were black. I turned the flash off and they came out quite clear but again quite blurry. I think this is to do with me holding it and not being able to hold it still enough to capture a shot. I rested the camera on a hard flat surface and took another pic and it came out quite well.

So... is there a way of taking a decent night pic without the flash on with me holding it? Are there settings that control the time it takes to capture a pic?

[Kelly]

Damo, if I'm right and your camera's decent then there should be an anti-shake setting. You can literally wave the camera about with that setting on and it should take a still photo.

Hope this helps

[chloesax]

Problem is that the sensor requires a certain amount of light to 'see' an image.

If there isnt a lot of light then the shutter has to stay open for longer to absorb more light. if you're holding it then you're likily to get some blurring of the image. anything less than 1/10th shutter speed is going to create problems. So you'll need a tripod, cheapy can be picked up for £15 from a camera shop. In addition actually pressing the shutter button can create shake and therefore I tend to put it on a timer.

Advanced cameras have a shutter-hold buttom to minimise shake further but that should do it.

[DevilDamo]

Ahhh ok... I do have a mini-tripod. Will look at using that in future. It can be a pain to carry around you see.

Rep coming your way Chloe...

[chloesax]

just rep adsayer instead :)

[DevilDamo]

Haha... Too late :P

But will try again now...

[PugDan]

Damo mate...

You will need the camera on a tripod to get a decent night photo, this is because it kind of absorbs the light in to get a clear photo.

I dont know if you have different options like night mode etc on your camera but use that if you have and put on a tripod.

You can get a good tripod from ASDA for £15, I either use that or put the camera on the floor, this will give a good picture.

Some examples...

http://www.pimpinpugs.com/images/thepug/thepug06.jpg

http://www.pimpinpugs.com/images/thepug/thepug07.jpg

http://www.pimpinpugs.com/images/thepug/thepug08.jpg

http://www.pimpinpugs.com/images/thepug/thepug12.jpg

http://www.pimpinpugs.com/images/thepug/thepug13.jpg

http://www.pimpinpugs.com/images/thepug/thepug17.jpg

http://www.pimpinpugs.com/images/thepug/thepug18a.jpg

http://www.pimpinpugs.com/images/thepug/thepug21.jpg

Sorry there's sooo many mate but just showing some of my nights shots so you can get an idea how I use whatever lighting there is for a good picture.

Alot of them were taken with the camera on a wall, kerb or anything.

I think a couple were on tripod.

Just find somewhere with a little lighting and the camera will kind of absorb it.

Hope that helps bud.