topic Re: EOS1000D nighttime photos in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

EOS1000D nighttime photos

Idris — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 06:43:29 GMT

I have been trying to take some nighttime photos using the Manual settings in the usual way - increasing the aperture and decreasing the shutter speed until the little arrow tells me the exposure is correct. The camera appears to take an image but nothing results - any ideas?

Re: EOS1000D nighttime photos

Waddizzle — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 13:29:58 GMT

What are your settings? Does it work during daylight?

Re: EOS1000D nighttime photos

Waddizzle — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 13:33:16 GMT

What lens are using?

Re: EOS1000D nighttime photos

jrhoffman75 — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 14:49:02 GMT

"until the little arrow tells me the exposure is correct."

"The camera appears to take an image but nothing results"

What do you mean by this - what is happening?

If you are in AF on the lens then camera may not be focusing because its too dark. If camera can't focus it will not actuate the shutter.

Re: EOS1000D nighttime photos

ebiggs1 — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 15:58:53 GMT

" If camera can't focus it will not actuate the shutter."

Plus nighttime shots using the camera's metering system can confuse it. It could just be a really incorrect exposure.

Does the camera work in the normal daylight? If it does you need to learn more about proper exposure settings.

Re: EOS1000D nighttime photos

Idris — Wed, 20 Nov 2019 05:22:06 GMT

The problem was related to metering. I changed the settings and got a result. Thanks to ebiggs1

Re: EOS1000D nighttime photos

ebiggs1 — Wed, 20 Nov 2019 14:24:19 GMT