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What is the minimum shutter speed I should use to avoid blurry photos due to camera shake?

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This depends upon a number of factors including the focal length, the steadiness of your hands, and vibrations caused by the mechanical parts of your camera, e.g., mirror slap in SLRs. If your lens has a (35 mm equivalent) focal length of X mm, then a good rule of thumb is to shoot at 1/X or faster. Small movements of the camera shift the image more at long focal lengths.
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What about shutter speed? Doesn't the camera move around ?

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The Blimp is designed to be very stable, even in winds up to 20 MPH. (The SkyDoc Balloon is even more stable, up to 110 MPH) Because of the heavy duty construction of the Floatopod, winds can be much higer. The tail fins orient the blimp and SkyDoc Balloon, keeping its nose pointed into the wind. The Blimp will fly perfectly if it is setup correctly (slightly nose high). Floatograph's Tether Harness allows for perfect setup regardless of camera placement.
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Why does my camera rattle when I shake it?

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Does your camera have an orientation sensor? If your camera does, then there's a good chance that the rattle is the normal function orientation sensor. Do a few experiments tilting the camera and taking pictures to see if the sound of something moving in the camera correlates with the orientation sensor reporting a change of orientation. If they're correlated, then there's a good chance that everything is normal.
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When and why should I use the camera's Eyepiece Shutter?

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During normal shooting, the photographer's face and the camera's eyecup work together to shade the viewfinder and prevent light from entering the camera's metering system through the viewfinder. When the camera is on a tripod or Live View is enabled, light can enter the viewfinder from behind the camera because the photographer may be standing away from the camera.
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What is shutter speed?

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Shutter speed is the amount of time the shutter allows light onto the CCD. The shutter speed is measured in seconds (or fractions of a second for most common pictures). The slower the shutter speed, the more motion is recorded by the camera. A tripod might be needed to use slower shutter speeds without blurring the picture.
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The exposure time for motion applications is .0625 – 2 ms. The exposure time for index is .0612 – 15 ms.
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Why are my photos blurry?

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The JPEG file format is a lossy compression scheme. Lossy compression actually throws away some of the original pixels of the image in order to compress the size of the image. You might not be aware that each time you save a JPEG file, it gets re-compressed. This means that every time you save your JPEG image, the resolution gets blurrier and blurrier.
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When I press the shutter button, the camera doesn't shoot immediately. What can I do?

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In the default AUTO AF Frame Selection setting, the camera measures the distance to the subject using the three AF frames in the viewfinder and selects the most appropriate AF frame. If the subject is complex or the camera is moving, it may cause the camera to take more time selecting which AF frame to use. The camera will respond more rapidly if only one AF frame is selected ? the center AF frame, for example.
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What is the minimum modem speed I should use?

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ClearSail recommends that no modems be used under the speed of 56K. It is recommended that you consider upgrading to a 56K x2 or v.90 modem. These modems will perform approximately twice the speed as a 28.8, and with prices coming down, most major computer stores offer 56K v.90 modems for under $50.00.
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Which camera did you use for your photos?

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I've used various cameras. My first cameras were rather underpowered: Canon IXUS 300, Canon IXUS 330 and Canon IXUS v3. Despite being such poor performers I still managed to churn out the occassional interesting shot. But I had to throw away a good deal before I got a result I was happy with. The latest generation of "prosumer" cameras are giving me much better results. After much deliberation I settled on the Olympus 7070 "wide zoom".
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Most of my older pics are taken with a Canon Elph S110. It was a good camera at the time but as it got older, the white balance problems became more obvious and the colors seemed more faded as well as an overall lighter picture. Within the last year, I picked up a Nikon D100 digital SLR camera and started using that. Truth be told, I had been eyeing a digital slr for years before but the price was just too tremendously high. Finally when the price had dropped down to saner levels did I buy one.
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Artist in the Sky LLC is proud to use Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II and Canon EOS-5d camera bodies and Canon L professional series lenses. Currently we use the Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II and Canon EOS-5d bodies with image stabilized lenses. These are the very best high resolution digital cameras money can buy (presently). We upgrade cameras approx every 12-18 months. The Canon has 16.7 megapixal and superb color quality. The Canon 5D is used when we need higher ISO capability.
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Are there any restrictions on my use of the Shutter Shots photos that I download?

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Yes. While Shutter Shots offers great freedoms and a wide ranges of uses, we do not allow the redistribution of our photos, or allow the use of our photos within products that are mass distributed in any type of archive format. For example you MAY NOT buy our images and then resell them on CD's, Internet Downloads or other mass media.
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I use AOL, and all the product photos seem blurry or distorted - how can I fix this?

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Some versions of AOL are set to drastically compress photos. It's easy to change. Click the "Settings" button on the task bar, and choose "Internet (Web) Options from the menu. The first screen that comes up says is about "AOL Topspeed" and asks if you want to compress graphics. Click "never compress graphics" and you've changed the setting. We've found it only very minimally affects the processing speed and we leave it at this setting all the time.
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When do I use shutter priority (TV) mode and why?

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Shutter priority mode is similar to fully automatic mode, except that you pick the shutter speed. Metering works the same way, but with the shutter speed fixed there is exactly one aperture that will provide the correct exposure in the exposure table. This is what the camera picks for you.
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I tried to take a flash photo and the camera wanted a really slow shutter speed. Why?

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This occurred because you are trying to take a flash photo in low-light conditions and the camera is in Av (aperture priority) mode or the night PIC (icon) mode if your camera has it. In Av, night and Tv (shutter speed priority) modes the camera meters for ambient (existing) light and fills in the foreground subject using the flash.
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Can I shoot at any shutter speed and not get flicker?

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Kino Flo ballasts are designed to be flicker free at any shutter speed. As with any electronics, failure of certain components within the ballast may result in flicker on a highspeed shot. For this reason it is advisable to run a camera test on any critical high-speed shot.
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When I resize an image it becomes a little blurry. Is there a way to avoid this?

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Yes, we have a great tip in our series "Tutorials by Jennifer" that will show you how to keep your image from blurring.
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Should I trust camera advice from somebody whose photos I admire?

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Not necessarily. A person who has taken some good photos has demonstrated some skill with photography and most likely knows more than a person randomly selected off the street. However, a good photographer will figure out how to take some good photographs with almost any gear. Consumers should be interested in cameras that it will make it easy for them to take good photos in the widest variety of situations.
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I want to specify which photos are imported from my camera. How do I do that?

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Unfortunately, you can't. But it's a frequent request from our users that we're looking into for future releases. For more information, see this blog entry.
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How do I switch off the camera shutter sound?

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Try switching off Warning Tones in the current profile. If it still does not work, you can try this free utility - cCamera.
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Can I trigger my camera's electronic shutter with a photogate?

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This is a useful thing to be able to do if you're, say, photographing insects, birds, or other unpredictable subjects. You simply can't hold the shutter open waiting for the subject to do its thing. Although the photogate trigger kits described on the HiViz site are designed for triggering flash units, we've used them successfully to trigger some camera shutters. For example, we've used the Nikon MC-22 remote cord to trigger Nikon D1/D1x cameras with a photogate.
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How do I disable the camera shutter sound on a w700i?

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Tejasvi - I believe you can’t do it in W700i; but I’m not sure on it, the behavior might vary based on the firmware too. I think its not possible to remove shutter sound in W700i. That option is available only in latter phones. You can make the phone to silent mode and then take pictures, in this case the shutter sound will also go into silent mode. Bobby - You didn’t provide much detail. I assume you have a problem with Camera.
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What is the minimum connection speed I must have to use your software?

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Although the software will run on a connection at any speed, we recommend a broadband, cable, or DSL connection. Only with a high-speed internet connection can you guarantee the quick access granted by our systems.
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How do I use a flash gun or studio flash with a leaf shutter lens on my Pentax medium format camera?

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For manual (Not FTZ) series of Flash Guns, you will need a 4P Synchro Cord C [37343] which will connect from the x-sync on the lens to flash gun.
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What's shutter speed and what's it good for?

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Your camcorder takes 1/60 second to record an image. That's called "normal shutter speed." Because rapid motion blurs at normal speed, some camcorders can be set to record each image at anywhere from 1/250 to over 1/10,000 second. (This will freeze the motion of, say, a golf or tennis swing.) Some camcorders program both shutter speed and lens opening, to offer settings like "portrait," "outdoors," and "sports."
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Why do all my indoor photos come out blurry?

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This is a very common question and nine out of ten times it's the same scenario: people taking shots indoors without the flash.
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