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Forum: Pentax Compact Cameras
07-04-2009, 04:37 AM
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Night scene and fireworks scene will increase the exposure time (to 4.0 seconds in the case of fireworks scene). That's the opposite of what I want.
I did figure out how to do it, kind of. You have to set "AE Metering" to "spot" so that the software's assessment of the amount of light is based on just a single point in the centre of the image, rather than an average of the entire image. Set exposure compensation to -2.0. You can also tinker with manually setting the sensitivity and the white balance. Then, zoom in as far as it will go (with digital zoom enabled, preferably).
This method gives the results I was looking for, except that you can't show the moon at the same time as buildings or landscape features.
Here's an example:
1/485 second, F5.6, ISO 800, EVComp -2.0
[IMGWIDELEFT]http://i40.tinypic.com/2afcwug.jpg[/IMGWIDELEFT]
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Forum: Pentax Compact Cameras
06-05-2009, 12:04 AM
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Here are some examples:
1/106 second, F5.6, ISO 6400, EVComp -2.0
[IMGWIDELEFT]http://i43.tinypic.com/23sagbm.jpg[/IMGWIDELEFT]
1/82 second, F5.6, ISO 800, EVComp 0
[IMGWIDELEFT]http://i42.tinypic.com/n56jip.jpg[/IMGWIDELEFT]
1/63 second, F5.6, ISO 800, EVComp -2.0
[IMGWIDELEFT]http://i41.tinypic.com/219uoh1.jpg[/IMGWIDELEFT]
Is there a scene mode that will give me better results? Or is there a way on the Optio M60 to set the shutter speed from the menu?
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Forum: Pentax Compact Cameras
06-04-2009, 05:48 PM
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The moon is bright. With a shutter speed of 1/60 second, for example, it just comes out as a white blob.
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Forum: Pentax Compact Cameras
06-04-2009, 03:18 AM
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Is there a way to set the camera to use a shutter speed of my choosing? For example, taking pictures of the moon I wanted a speed of 1/300 sec; I tried taking the EV compensation to -2.0 (as far as it would go) but still the best I could get was 1/60 sec.
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