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When taking some pics this evening with my new raynox (and without) the camera is taking a shot then long pause and it takes it.

What I mean is that I push the button, takes the picture but there is a short pause in some shots before it finishes the shot.

So am a bit confused by this? Is it because of low light?
 
Herethere said:
When taking some pics this evening with my new raynox (and without) the camera is taking a shot then long pause and it takes it.

What I mean is that I push the button, takes the picture but there is a short pause in some shots before it finishes the shot.

So am a bit confused by this? Is it because of low light?
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Sorry if its not clear - press button to take picture all the way down - hear it take picture - then long pause before finishes taking shot and hear the end of the shot
 
What shutter speed are you using and are you using flash??
Dave
 
Sorry dont know what settings I was using, just playing about with it. Is this normal for it to take a long time to take a picture and the long noise? Sounds almost as if struggling to take the shot or if it is broken?! Yes using the onboard flash
 
sounds like the shutter is open for a long time, the two sounds you hear are the shutter opening and then closing again.
Check the EXIF on the pics you've taken.
 
It means you're using a shutter speed of 1/5 of a second which is way too slow for anything but work on a solid tripod. Have a look in your manual for the custom function that lets you use the maximum sync speed of your camera (probably about 1/200sec), so the camera will keep the shutter speed at 1/200sec.

f/5.6 isn't a small enough aperture for really close stuff either, I'd use between f/8 and f/11.
 
So your shutter speed was a 5th of a second... That's too slow to hand hold, but not long enough to be considered a pause between shutter open/close. That would be in multiple seconds really. However, depending on **** mode you are shooting Av/Tv then the shutter speed could change wildly depending on location and ambient light.
 
Thanks. So basically the camera is struggling with the mode I am in? Not a fault?
 
I wouldn't call it struggling, it just has to balance shutter speed and aperture for the ISO you are set to to achieve correct exposure. So in low light you would either need to add light, raise ISO or open the aperture to result in a shorter shutter speed. However you may need the smaller aperture for the DoF you wanted. Or use a tripod of course if the shot is ok for the longer shutter speed (not action if you wanted to freeze it)
 
Herethere said:
then long pause and it takes it.

What I mean is that I push the button, takes the picture but there is a short pause in some shots before it finishes the shot.

So am a bit confused by this? Is it because of low light?
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I am also confused. Is the pause 1/5th of a second? What is long and what is short?
 
There isn't enough light, so the camera was forced to use a fairly long shutter speed, in order to take the picture. Tell us more about what you are trying to photograph, what camera/lens have you got ? what focal length ? Are you in Auto mode ? It looks like it.

You've got 3 choices:
1) Use a wider aperture (smaller number). You are at f5.6 which might be as wide as the lens goes.

2) Use a tripod so the camera is still. 1/5th is not possibly handheld without motion blur.

3) Up the ISO, this is how sensitive the sensor in the camera is to light. If you up it the shutter wont need to be as long. This is your best option if no tripod is available.
 
What do your images look like? A good test of using the right settings are if the images look nice and sharp.:naughty:

Allan
 
Herethere said:
Thanks. So basically the camera is struggling with the mode I am in? Not a fault?
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The only fault is the bit of meat behind the camera. I suggest you read your manual thorughly and also pick up some books about how exposure's work. Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson would be a good start.

Dont walk before you can run, start off with the basics and then work your way up. It wont take long before you get the jist of what shutter speed is suitable in a given situation, and also how you get that speed by adjusting the other 2 variables.
 
Thanks all. Have ordered the Understanding Exposure, 3rd Edition book from Amazon. Ta
 
He also has a load of videos on youtube that might be worth a watch.
 
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