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Description HUGE HUGE HUGE FILE.

It's a very Basic and simple little Guide.

Basicly helps you figure out your settings,
that will enable you to make pretty photo's with small compact cams.

I did my best not to use and strange pro photographer words. That could confuse you.
But i guess cameras and their settings will always confuse you when your new to it.


hope it will help people :"D
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Comments: 37

quiet0ne [2011-09-11 00:21:27 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I was convinced my camera was simply refusing to take nice shots of my doll. I finally got my first nice shots of him, thanks to this quick tutorial! Very helpful!

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parisbvamp [2010-11-22 18:26:35 +0000 UTC]

I will try this when I get home. Thanks a bunch.

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mxgirl199 [2010-07-27 02:53:58 +0000 UTC]

I love the second to the last pictures. Very nicely written.

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lilhevn [2010-05-31 17:11:59 +0000 UTC]

This is a huge help

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suicidollxp [2009-11-14 17:02:29 +0000 UTC]

thanks to you i was able to set my camera right and make awesome portrait of my dollies >.<

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SharkYra [2009-05-10 21:40:08 +0000 UTC]

I like your cam tutorial it's short, but it covers all the important stuff

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Naiara-photobook In reply to SharkYra [2009-05-14 18:07:09 +0000 UTC]

thank you,
i hope people read it before they start asking questions about one of these things.

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SharkYra In reply to Naiara-photobook [2009-05-16 11:15:23 +0000 UTC]

I hope it, too, since it's really worth reading ^^.

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milkmallow [2009-03-07 03:28:43 +0000 UTC]

I just wanted to say that this is one hell of a guide, and it will definitely be useful for when I get a cam with good stuff like aperture and shutter speed. ^^
Thank you so much.

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Naiara-photobook In reply to milkmallow [2009-03-09 11:05:32 +0000 UTC]

you can see if there is new software for your cam where you can set these things XB let me check

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milkmallow In reply to Naiara-photobook [2009-03-09 20:46:27 +0000 UTC]

Oh, really? Will look into it.

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MeTem [2009-02-01 13:45:48 +0000 UTC]

I unfortunately still have to search for more information on my camera, Mines a Fujifilm FinePix S1000FD. :/ I am still trying to figure out the best settings, Three days later.><'

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Naiara-photobook In reply to MeTem [2009-02-01 20:11:33 +0000 UTC]

well this manual should apply on it >__>

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MeTem In reply to Naiara-photobook [2009-02-02 00:13:35 +0000 UTC]

xD Buttons are in many different places, And some features shown on yours are different. XD; *points at rather bulky camera.* XD

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Naiara-photobook In reply to MeTem [2009-02-02 01:21:24 +0000 UTC]

yes, but with the cam manual you should be able to locate these settings and use them in roughly the same manner.

Knowing that these settings are on you cam.. is a huge step.
Finding them is a matter of..pushing buttons XB

I used to have a Fuji s5600 so i know exactly the menu display you have ;'D
And shutterspeed is set on m in the same way and apature by pushing the -/+ button + pushing the arrows up and down.
Unless they added another button to lower or up a setting ^__^"

Is should be under the button with the rater large F ... or it was wb..or it is both,
i think wb was under the menu button.

*cracks her brains...*

A friend of mine has a new Fuji finepix S series, so i might ask her to take it to school this week so i can make another tutorial..
and one of a DSLR as well.

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MeTem In reply to Naiara-photobook [2009-02-02 01:24:36 +0000 UTC]

>_< That'd be so helpful! >👍: 0 ⏩: 0

lifeyouvebroken [2009-01-29 00:13:49 +0000 UTC]

I've got a Canon SD850, and even though I don't think it has aperature and shutter speed settings (drat!) this definitely helped me out a lot with white balance, ISO and how to use my macro. Thanks! ^^

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Naiara-photobook In reply to lifeyouvebroken [2009-01-29 05:44:09 +0000 UTC]

Jup.. no shutterspeed or aperature. But ISO,WB and macro work XB

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lifeyouvebroken In reply to Naiara-photobook [2009-01-29 13:50:10 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, they definitely helped and I didn't know how to use them before. ^^ I was practicing with one of those little wooden models you use to help with drawing since I don't have a doll yet. xD

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applejack [2009-01-25 23:19:16 +0000 UTC]

This helps me so much! I've had a Canon A620 for a couple months now and still haven't figured it out yet! Thanks~!

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Kereneko [2009-01-23 03:00:35 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much for the Tutorial! I got a Canon A590 for Christmas and I love it. As soon as I get some rechargeable batteries.. Im gonna try out some of the settings you mentioned! ^^

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TheDark-Prince [2009-01-14 18:52:37 +0000 UTC]

My dsc-w150 doesn't have the option of manually change the shutterspeed or at least i can't find it.. .. (huge letdown...).. does any firmware update may include this option ? any other way to change my shutterspeed by using the pre-set modes (i assume some of them change the shutterspeed ..)

Am i asking too much from my little cam ?
Great tut !

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Naiara-photobook In reply to TheDark-Prince [2009-01-15 10:40:25 +0000 UTC]

well some camera's do some don't.
It might be a software update will help..
but im afraid it wont change much to what you can set and not.

But you can always try.

I will make a what to check when buying a basic camera guide next time XB
So peeps know what to look for when buying a new one.

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TheDark-Prince In reply to Naiara-photobook [2009-01-15 20:56:30 +0000 UTC]

the funny thing is that i was looking for a lot of time for the best camera that suits me.. but i thought it had those settings xD.. damn!.. it's my first camera buy anyway, i will be more careful next time ..

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Naiara-photobook In reply to TheDark-Prince [2009-01-20 09:29:49 +0000 UTC]

lol..
well jsut re-read you manual.. maybe you will find something.

Guess i will make a what to look for when buying a compact guide... just not sure how im gonna do that..yet.

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TheDark-Prince In reply to Naiara-photobook [2009-01-20 21:26:57 +0000 UTC]

hehe xD ok, thx for the reply anyway

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Revilis [2009-01-02 18:20:26 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Your high shutter speed picture is pretty!

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PhotoLust [2009-01-01 18:53:15 +0000 UTC]

This tutorial has been collected in =PhotoLust 's favourites gallery (home of loads of brilliant tutorials) and has also been featured in January's journal . Thanks for making such a great resource!

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bodang [2008-12-28 07:22:45 +0000 UTC]

This is soo helpful! Thankyou for sharing!

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fourdaysofdeath [2008-12-28 03:41:57 +0000 UTC]

8D Thank you for putting this guide here~ ^^ It helps a lot.

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DeathButterfly [2008-12-28 01:15:17 +0000 UTC]

Same camera as me. ;o
I'm glad you put the iso thing there, now I know why the manual setting was taking grainy pictures. xP

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nallNecolle [2008-12-27 17:36:29 +0000 UTC]

it helps a LOT!!
though now i'm wondering... my sony cybershot does have the +/- setting, but... i always thought it was just meant to make photos darker/lighter XD;;; now i wonder it it's apperture/shutter speed o.o; i never noticed these differences you mentioned in my photos o.o; (or maybe i'm a super newbie >.>;;;;; *gets kicked*)

anyway, thanks for the guide \o/

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Naiara-photobook In reply to nallNecolle [2008-12-27 17:44:11 +0000 UTC]

+/- normaly is used to make your cam monitor lighter or darker..
>_< dont change that setting.. because the picture will be darker or lighter when you put it on you computer.

It is only when you have it on M setting and can set A+ SS [lol making it shorts now] that you can use it to switch between the two.

But now you know what it means you might be able to find it on your cam [lol you know sorta where to look now]

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nallNecolle In reply to Naiara-photobook [2008-12-28 01:38:00 +0000 UTC]

I searched and searched, and I think my camera doesn't have the option to change apperture/shutter speed manually XD;;;
From what I could guess, it changes depending on the photo, automatically.
Oh well XD
But thanks anyway! It helped me to understand better my cam! XD

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Naiara-photobook In reply to nallNecolle [2008-12-28 21:16:12 +0000 UTC]

yeah most newer camera's have them auto now o---o.

Kinda confuses me..you see i now have the a590 and the newer version doesnt have it eather..while it's about twice the price this one is.
I looked at all the stats and.. the only differenc on the cams i found was the sensor which was 0,42 insteas of 0,4 and 9.0 MPixels instead of 8 .. [and if your not gonna print wall size this doesn't really matter]

I guess the companies decided it was all useless fancy stuff that random grand parents won't use anyway D::::"

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nallNecolle In reply to Naiara-photobook [2008-12-29 00:19:17 +0000 UTC]

That REALLY doesn't make any sense!
If it's a newer version, they shouldn't take out these kind of configs D=

Indeed, they must think it's way too confusing for the poor grandparents D=
(that, or they really want us to go for the $professional$ stuff only )

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Naiara-photobook In reply to nallNecolle [2008-12-29 09:08:41 +0000 UTC]

lol :"D i guess so.

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