Recent content by baz gimson

Cheers Hoppy, I'll try and get my head around historams.

Hi Hoppy, according to the exif the metering mode was evaluative. The handbook says that evaluative is used in all modes apart from in manual when the camera automatically uses centre weighted average or AE lock when it uses partial metering. So it looks like I can't choose what metering to use...

sorry Lawrie, just realised I posted it in basics so will repost in the general photo sharing bit cheers baz

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Hi Chris, I turned the dial to alter the f stop number I could see in the view finder. The shutter speed changed at the same time. I thought that the exposure was automatically adjusted to give the correct exposure. I dont know anything about exposure compensation or how to switch it on. It...

Cheers chaps, I wasn't aware that I was using exposure compensation. In fact I have no idea how to switch it on! The handbook describes Program AE as a general purpose shooting mode with fully auto shutter speed and aperture. I thought that by turning the dial I was changing the f stop...

I took these pics using the program mode, all I did was change the f number. I thought the camera would produce consistant exposure. The majority of my pics came out darker than I expected. The screen on the back of the camera showed the pics to look quite bright. Any ideas what has happened...

Hi, I've had a Canon 300d for a couple of years now, and my pictures are consistantly......awful! So I thought maybe its time to get a bit of advice from people who know what they're on about. The things I like to photograph are old vehicles, vintage machinery, old buildings/industrial...