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[jut703]

Seeing nature's beauty - all in a day's work.



iPad Mini
f/2.4 | 1/1800 | ISO 32


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[_Cathy_]

I just use my Note 2 to take pictures. I am quite happy with output but I cannot take decent pictures at night Either I just get very dark pictures or it's sira from the flash. This is the most decent picture I took before I got dark:



But when it is dark na, this is how my pictures look I would have loved to take night pictures pa naman



O kailangan talaga naka DSLR to take decent night pictures?

[testament11]

From B2B drift event kanina

Silvia S14 drifting

IMG_5293-Edit by Lunell Dy, on Flickr
Canon 60D + EF 70-200 f/2.9 IS II

ISO 100
1/50 sec.
f/13

[testament11]

I just use my Note 2 to take pictures. I am quite happy with output but I cannot take decent pictures at night Either I just get very dark pictures or it's sira from the flash. This is the most decent picture I took before I got dark:



But when it is dark na, this is how my pictures look I would have loved to take night pictures pa naman



O kailangan talaga naka DSLR to take decent night pictures?

Problem na ng phone yan. Pag dumidilim, ang gagawin ng phone ay magboboost ng ISO. Yan Kasi sa last pic, eh noise yan gawa ng nag-boost ng ISO ang phone. Most cam phones ay mahina sa low light.

Di naman kelangan ng DSLR to take decent night pictures. There are so many ways. Yun nga lang, kung phone lang gagamitin mo, limited lang ang pwede mong magalaw

[_Cathy_]

Problem na ng phone yan. Pag dumidilim, ang gagawin ng phone ay magboboost ng ISO. Yan Kasi sa last pic, eh noise yan gawa ng nag-boost ng ISO ang phone. Most cam phones ay mahina sa low light.

Di naman kelangan ng DSLR to take decent night pictures. There are so many ways. Yun nga lang, kung phone lang gagamitin mo, limited lang ang pwede mong magalaw

Yan last pic nga lang ang pic ko na may makikita pa. The rest of my pics I just delete kasi halos wala ng makita What do you mean by noise? And what is ISO for?

[jut703]

Yan last pic nga lang ang pic ko na may makikita pa. The rest of my pics I just delete kasi halos wala ng makita What do you mean by noise? And what is ISO for?

Noise refers to those grainy textures on your pictures. ISO is your camera's sensitivity to light.

There are 3 ways to get a brighter image:
1) Longer time that the camera's sensor is exposed to light (shutter speed) - not a good option because this is prone to blur since it takes longer to capture the picture and inevitably your hand will shake

2) Increase the size of the opening of the sensor to take in more light (aperture) - it's like getting a larger window so your room is brighter. However, cam phones are very limited in how large they can get their window to be.

3) Increase the sensitivity (ISO) - you tell the sensor to recognize more light. This is the easiest way to get a brighter image, but it results in noise because the sensor can only recognize a certain level of darkness into light, and anything above that just becomes those grainy dots you see in your pictures.

Bottom-line, not even the iPhone 5S can shoot very well in low-light. But in my experience, iPhones generally have better low-light performance than their Samsung contemporaries.

If you want to have great low-light pictures though, an SLR or mirrorless camera would still be the best option.


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[jut703]

I forgot to add, with cam phones, you dont have the option to adjust either shutter speed, aperture, or ISO. The phone assumes everything for you.

That's good for 95% of the market who don't understand the basics of exposure, and phones today are getting better at picking correct settings, but the versatility of being able to change these settings yourself is useful especially with night shots.


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[jhnkvn]

Shots taken using Olympus OMD-EM5 on standard lens kit during our trip to El Nido, Palawan.









And yes, those are my family members I will also note that I'm a beginner photographer (as long as you don't mind the gears) who started just Autumn of this year.

[donbuggy]

^ Mirrorless, with 5-axis image stabilization and waterproof.

[jut703]

^ Mirrorless, with 5-axis image stabilization and waterproof.

The OMD-E5 is waterproof? Tempting...


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