I'm wanting to make a stop animation film while I have this Nikon D80 tonight.

Before:


Current settings: (too bright, I know...but how do I change that?)


Different white balance with settings:


I'm not sure what mode I should be in or anything. I'm in M[anual?] right now

This post was edited by bob08 on Dec 12 2009 02:09am

Ok, figured out the problem with the brightness, but should I change anything else?
Iso is at 100, I'm on manual, shutter speed is 2.5", I think..

This isn't the current light setting, took it in the dark so I lower it (the F_) dunno what it is exactly..


This post was edited by bob08 on Dec 12 2009 02:56am

First of all you need to know what each setting means. It helps when you are in manual mode and things are too bright etc. Try reading up in your manual to get a little idea.

The F number (aka aperture) goes like this. If your F number is really high, like F11, less light will get in. If you have a low F number, such as 4.0 more light will get into your camera, sometimes making your photos too bright. ISO kind of has the same effect. Lower your ISO and less light will get in. I'd suggest not maxing this one, as it does create lots of "noise" in your pictures (it does on my camera anyway). I mostly use ISO 100-800 depending on the situation.

And don't forget about your shutter speed! The slower your shutter speed, more light does get in, but sometimes you need to use a tripod for that. Especially doing night pictures or taking photos in dark places. Read up a little on shutter speed, it still confuses me.

What I do in Manual mode is normally set my ISO and F number to what I want, and use my shutter speed to make it so it won't be too bright/too dark. There's a meter in your view finder that you can go by; that should also be in your manual.

That's the best way I can explain it. There's more technical ways to explain it but those are hard to understand for beginners I know I had troubles.

Ok, yea.. That's what I was figuring by playing around with it. It's not my camera, unfortunately..I'm just borrowing it for a day or so
I have my iso at 100, shutter speed very low, and f at 14'ish. With a tripod, ofc.
Thanks!

This post was edited by bob08 on Dec 12 2009 11:07am

You're welcome!

Cool - you got a tripod that's the best :D. Btw you don't need such a high F number! You could make that lower, put more light in, and make your shutter speed faster!

This post was edited by chantal7 on Dec 12 2009 11:29am

I learned that too small (high numbers) apartures lowers the color identitys, since I learned that I stopped going above 11 f, I suggest you'd do the same
Just a tip

Oh ok. Yea, I had the tripod for my video camera ;P