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Tips for shooting in the pow?

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.lencon
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Yo NS. I just got my camera and have been fiddling around with it inside but I have pneumonia and haven't been out skiing with it yet. This weekend I'm going to take it out and take pictures of some people tho on the hill. It's been snowing pretty good and there's a lot of secret pow stashes.

Anyways I'm wondering what settings I should run for just pictures and I was wondering if you have any tips for me. Thanks guys.
Jan 19 2016 9:21PM
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LukasSchroeder
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keep it on manual mode ("M" on the dial) , and maybe start out with auto iso.
i would try and keep the shutter speed above 1/500th or else you'll get slightly blurred snow and such. play with the f. if its a bluebird day you could be fine around 8 or 11 but dont hold me to that. as a last resort, if your photos arent turning out on manual, just put it on sport mode.
also, what lens are you planning on using? just a kit lens?
Jan 20 2016 4:09PM
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.lencon
Posts: 6753 - Karma: 17,183
LukasSchroederkeep it on manual mode ("M" on the dial) , and maybe start out with auto iso.
i would try and keep the shutter speed above 1/500th or else you'll get slightly blurred snow and such. play with the f. if its a bluebird day you could be fine around 8 or 11 but dont hold me to that. as a last resort, if your photos arent turning out on manual, just put it on sport mode.
also, what lens are you planning on using? just a kit lens?


Yeah just a kit lens for now
Jan 20 2016 4:53PM
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yasgur99
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its good to know how to use manual, but if you are a beginner, I recumbent the shutter priority setting. This way, you can specify the shutter speed and the camera will figure out the rest. This is good for skiing because the shutter is the most important thing to dial in. As you get better with this mode, you can eventually move to manual and feel that you understand what settings to use because you have this basis
Jan 20 2016 9:24PM
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