exposure

Better digital photos

Digital Living In theory, using red-eye reduction mode makes sense -- shine a bright light in the subject's eyes before exposure to constrict the iris, thereby reducing the chance of reflected red-eye. Flash exposure compensation Use this setting when the flash...

3 August 2006, 15:09

Bluff it as a fashion photographer

Digital Living A light meter lets you set an ISO (film sensitivity) and shutter speed (length of exposure), and will then tell you what f-stop (amount of light) to let into the camera to correctly expose the area you've metered.

10 November 2006, 15:23

Become a camcorder pro

Digital Living Lighting creates atmosphere, emphasises character and, at the most basic level, determines the exposure -- and therefore the legibility -- of the frame. Video demands a great deal of light to be thrown at it for a good exposure.

29 June 2006, 16:02

Festival photos that rock!

Digital Living Because the lens cap was off our SLR and it was preset to the correct exposure, we got this shot in time. Be quick off the mark and keep your dSLR in an automatic mode, or pre-configured for a manual exposure that matches current conditions.

17 August 2005, 14:35

Shooting video in bright and hot locations

Digital Living In bright sunshine you want to aim for an even exposure across the skin -- this can often be tricky. I'm taking my camcorder with me on my summer holiday to Majorca. Do you have any tips on shooting video in bright and hot locations?

27 July 2006, 16:07

Camcorder or digiscope for bird photography?

Digital Living It will also give you more control over the focus and exposure of your photographs. I notice that several budget-priced camcorders offer 30x optical magnification. Does this level give a good performance for bird photography?

1 November 2006, 14:01

What's the best type of image stabilisation?

Digital Living When shooting with full manual control over your camera, mechanical image stabilisation can potentially save you two or three exposure stops. I'm looking to upgrade my digital camera for a new one, but this time around I want something that will...

25 July 2007, 12:16

Lost on the Underground with my PVR

Digital Living There's a certain self-exposure about getting involved in a drama in public, so that you don't want to be weeping over Million Dollar Baby at 7.30am at Old Street Station. I've tried it for a while and it's good fun.

26 September 2005, 9:38

Is Prince the prototype?

Digital Living This exposure can occur in a number of ways, like in a small downtown venue, through word of mouth, or in a marketplace of some kind. Fourteen years later, Prince's music is still going strong, and there's still no one else like him.

Tags: stores, fans, digital music, deal

9 May 2005, 14:48