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  XA10 “M” Mode Questions

  Posted by Mike Costantini on August 16, 2015 at 7:23 pm

  I’m shooting in a studio, with unchanging lighting. When using the M Manual Exposure shooting mode, what are the best practices for adjusting the Aperture, Shutter Speed and Gain controls. Should I adjust them so that I get a full range on the waveform monitor? I previously tried the P mode, because it sounded easy as the aperture and shutter speed are automatically adjusted. However, when I tried this, the picture became very dark. I’m sure it was probably me somehow, but when I change to M, the picture brightens up significantly and I use half as much light in my softboxes. Just trying to figure out the right balance between the camera settings and the # of bulbs to use for optimum picture.

  Mike Costantini replied 10 years, 9 months ago 1 Member · 0 Replies
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