Camera settings

[Julie Deane]

Joan-

I have a Canon PowerShot Pro90 and I noticed the same thing the other day. Part of it was the time of day - the sun was in the process of setting and I didn't realize how much darker it was getting. But the other thing is that it seems my camera (and maybe yours) must have some way of re-setting itself to "normal" specs if I leave it a while. It also has an annoying way of getting reset to different specifications if my fingers brush against one knob.

[Joan Breckwoldt]

Originally Posted by Julie Deane

But the other thing is that it seems my camera (and maybe yours) must have some way of re-setting itself to "normal" specs if I leave it a while.

Hmm, you may have something there. I don't think it should be doing that but maybe it does. I suppose it could be resetting itself. But, on my samples above I started fresh with the second batch when I needed just a photo of my daughter. I turned the camera on and that's what I got. Maybe it's when the camera is turned off it resets, but other times I've gotten some nice photos then after a short break they're darker.

I think there must be something else that needs to be set manually, I just don't know what it is. Do you set an Fstop?

Originally Posted by Julie Deane

It also has an annoying way of getting reset to different specifications if my fingers brush against one knob.

I need to know about that knob!

Thanks,

Joan