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    Taking photos at night with E500

    How do I take pictures in low light or at night with the e500?

    I set it up for auto-flash and auto-focus, but the images come out blurry. Seems like there should be an AF illuminator, but there doesn't appear to be.

    Any ideas?

    Thanks!

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    Re: Taking photos at night with E500

    It would really help if you could post an example photo with all the EXIF (exposure) information still attached.
    Erik Williams

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    Re: Taking photos at night with E500

    Did you want flash?
    I shoot quite a few in Aperture priority and try different f stops to get different exposure times.

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    Re: Taking photos at night with E500

    Try shooting manual
    Put your camera on a tripod
    Set the exposure (shutter speed) for 1/10th of a second - 10 seconds of exposure + and don't move the camera - not even a tiny bit and make sure your subjects are very still, too,

    use a flash only if you want your foreground illuminated.

    make sure the aperture is low, too, at least 5.6

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    Re: Taking photos at night with E500

    It could be your shutter speed is to low? Even if you are using a flash you need to keep the shutter speed at 1/60 and higher. Post a couple of examples and maybe we can help more.
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