I was experimenting w/the canon rebel xsi and I had a tough time. For example when i was in manual mode, how come whenever i put a fast shutter speed like 1/125 of a sec, the picture in the LCD screen looks really dark? and does anybody know a website where it has videos on what the settings are in the menu screen because there are a lot of menu settigs to choose from and I don’t know what most of them are. any answers would be appreciated.
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basically, faster shutter speeds and smaller apertures (i.e., higher f-numbers) yield darker photos, and vice versa. determine how much light you have and adjust shutter speed, iso, and aperture accodingly to get the exposure you want.
if you want to expose your pics properly, look at your ev meter (that line with the numbers on top of it). for the xsi, this would be at the bottom of the viewfinder and in the lcd when you half-press the shutter. the farther you are to the left, the darker the pics. the farther you are to the right, the more overexposed your pics will be.
when you put the fast shutter speed, that is how long the shutter is open, therefor unless it is really bright, the picture will be dark..
if you put on a long shutter speed in light, then your picture will turn out white…
the best i can say is experiment.. the manual gets confusing, but can offer helpful hints..
i have the xti model and i play with it.. i will shoot the same thing over and over using the different settings.. also when doing this, record time of day and what settings you used for each picture.. that way you will know what not to do!!!!
You really need to take a class in photography. The problems you are encountering are the result not knowing how to use a fully adjustable camera.
Your fine camera has a light meter that will tell you how to set the cameras f/stop and shutter speed to get the proper exposure depending upon the light.
Your camera also has aperture and shutter speed priority modes which will assure that you get exact exposures.
Your Rebel had some automatic modes and a manual mode. I’m glad you are experimenting with manual, because it is a great way to learn about exposure.
Your exposure is determined by the ISO setting, the aperture setting, and the shutter speed. In an automatic mode, you set two of those and the camera figures out the third. For example, if you set ISO at 100, aperture at F4, the camera will calculate the shutter speed that will give the correct exposure.
When you are in manual mode, you are setting all three. While auto mode is fine 80-90% of the time, it is great to know how to set the exposure manually in order to be able to override the camera. Manual is also essentially if you ever do any off camera lighting, like in a studio.
As an experiment, go into Tv (Time Value) mode and set the shutter at 1/125. Note what aperture the camera selects. Then go into manual mode and set the shutter to 1/125 and set the aperture to the same value as the camera selected. Now if you take a picture, you will get the same exposure as Tv gave you. Here is the payoff: if you want to brighten the photo a little, decrease the shutter a little, like 1/100, or increase the aperture a little (smaller F-stop). When you make this change, you are doing something the camera couldn’t do by itself.