Hello every 1.

Bought this camera about 1 year ago Fujifilm s2000hd , didnt have the money to buy a reflex so decided to buy this one since it seemed a pretty good option plus films in HD.

Saw some examples @ flickr and the quality looks amazing!

Here are some :

http://www.flickr.com/photos/aldoandres_photographies/4030212049/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/aldoandres_photographies/3946743647/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/an_eyes_view/3456539960/

Those pictures were take with a s2000hd ..

Now a picture taken by me just soooo fucking bad omfg.. : BTW i know the landscape is ugly but i just wanted to show an example



I mean i use the automatic mode because i dont understand nothing about this. For example Iso does what?

Any usefull but simple guide for a guy that doesnt know anything about taking pictures?

Thank you all

This post was edited by Greenzord on Nov 10 2010 01:44pm

Post processing sure can make a difference on the final image. Photo #2 above is heavily processed. Has little to do with the camera because anyone can process to this effect with the know-how of post. You can tell by the light illumination by the rocks on the left and right as well as by the color of the reflection of the water.

#1 and 3 are also processed though a little less so.

iso = international standardization organization. This was the "film speed" when film was used. It's a term still used and is best explained like this.

ISO 100 = 100 worker bees gathering light.
ISO 200 = 200 worker bees gathering light and so you need less light than iso 100 to have the same exposure.
ISO 6400 = 6400 worker bees gathering light and you need even less light to gather enough data for the image to be made.

So in very non technical terms, use lower ISO, 100-200-320-400 when there is abundant light. Use higher ISO when there is a lot less light. I can't explain how much is enough because every camera/lens is difference and it takes practice. But that's also the beauty of the LCD on the back. You can correct things right away.

You should likely buy or look online for some basic photography tutorials. Also this place CAN be a decent place to start if you can get passed the retarded gearheads and fanboys. http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/forum.asp?forum=1002

Btw, the reason your shot looks so ho-hum is because you are shooting a landscape with a very bright sky and a very neutral-dark foreground. The camera tries to evaluate the entire photo and pick a happy medium for exposure. The result is less than flattering. The result is what you posted. There are two ways to get around this.

Before digital one used a graduated neutral density filter - darker on top and lightens toward the bottom. This made the sky retain its texture and detail while the foreground remained the same. This was fine. Today, many people stick their camera on a tripod (a sturdy one is best) and they take 3-7 exposures at different exposure values from dark - where the sky would look best, to very light where the foreground is exposed best. They then combine said images using software and the result is a sky that is exposed properly and a foreground that is exposed properly as well.

There's much more to explain but I think a book or some online reading would be best.

Also when using choosing ISO numbers try to use full ISO stops like 100, 200, 400, 800 and so on because those intermediate stops are push or pull of the full stops so it is better to use like ISO 200 and then pull it down usually give a better result than using ISO 100 and then push it up.

I agree with Solarves you really need to do some Google search or even better join a photography forum.