Sony DSC F717

[clipsegsx]

Hi im new here and would like to start of by saying hello!I am getting a sony DSC F 717 in two days.I would just like to know if ne one knows ne tips they can give me on this camera?It will mailny be for taking pics of my fish!Just wondering is ne one has this camera if they would like to share info or little secerets with this camera?Ty

[ccplim]

HI clipsegsx, welcome to APF! Our site founder, paradise is using that DC. He might be able to give you some tips [smilie=lol.gif]

[clipsegsx]

Just picked up my new sony f717 i love it but its furstrating getting use to it.So many dam options and stuff annoys the shit outta my.Ne help would be greatly appreciated?

hey man

Good camera, for fish pics it's good enough. I have learned to have a love and hate relationship with mine, and have tried repetedly to get rid of it and upgrade but to no avail.

The key to this camera is this: MANUAL MODE!!! You have to have great lighting, then go into manual and play with the two adjustments: Shutter Speed (the bottom one on the right) and aperature (right above it). If you use flash, set shutter lower (1000 is the lowest, it's actually a fraction, so it's 1/1000) to 2 secs or so highest (you never use it). With flash, for me the best settings seem to be 1/500 and 3.5 aperature (on your camera it goes from 2.0 to 8.0, 2.0 being the HIGH number, more light going through). If you get great lighting, you can skip the flash, and use about 1/100 shutter, and 2.0 aperature.

Play with it and learn tricks. go ahead and ask more in this thread I will watch it.
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[clipsegsx]

Ok what setting would u reccommend for this i have a 125 gallon with just the lights that came with it there decent lights!Whenever i use flash the pics are terribble bright.When i dont use flash there a little dark but that fixable but when i dont use flash they have a greenish tint.Let me upload one and ill post it on here!

[clipsegsx]

The stupid green tint?(sry its a link to lagre pic to post didnt wanna shrink and mess it all up)

http://img23.photobucket.com/albums/v68/clipsegsx/DSC00570.jpg

But close up of everythig besides fish comes out good lookt at this one its perfect IMO.

http://img23.photobucket.com/albums/v68/clipsegsx/Rose.jpg

The lighting seems adequate based on your sample fish pic. The greenish tint may be the result of a wrong white balance, try using flourescent wb. If you do use it, then I would suggest trying non-flash pics, but that would require much more lighting.

lmk how it works
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[clipsegsx]

I dont like to use flash that pic of the umbee up there it without flash!Thanks ill try adjusting the WB.

[clipsegsx]

Hey paradise what settings do u use for :Sharpness-Quality-ISO-Image Size-Flash level????