Sony DSC-N2 Operating Guide
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Basic techniques for better images
You can create various images by adjusting the exposure and the ISO sensitivity. Exposure is
the amount of light that the camera will receive when you release the shutter.
the amount of light that the camera will receive when you release the shutter.
Exposure
Adjusting the light intensity
Overexposure
= too much light
Whitish image
= too much light
Whitish image
The exposure is automatically set to the
proper value in the auto adjustment mode.
However, you can adjust it manually using
the functions below.
proper value in the auto adjustment mode.
However, you can adjust it manually using
the functions below.
Metering Mode:
Allows you to change the part of the
subject to be measured to determine the
exposure (page 47).
Allows you to change the part of the
subject to be measured to determine the
exposure (page 47).
Correct exposure
Underexposure
= too little light
Darker image
= too little light
Darker image
Characteristics of “shutter speed”
Characteristics of “aperture” (F value)
Faster
Moving objects
appear stopped.
Moving objects
appear stopped.
Slower
Moving objects
appear to flow.
Moving objects
appear to flow.
Open
In-focus range
narrows, both
backward and
forward.
In-focus range
narrows, both
backward and
forward.
Close
In-focus range
widens, both
backward and
forward.
In-focus range
widens, both
backward and
forward.
Shutter speed = Length of time the camera receives
light
Aperture = Size of the opening allowing light to pass
through
ISO =
Recording sensitivity
Exposure: