I am so glad I found this site. I recently bought a canon G10 and a Disneyland Annual Pass. I really want to learn to use the camera to it's fullest. I am comfortable with day shots but the night shots are really the ones I am after. It will be a long learning process but I am willing and eager to learn. Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
Welcome to the boards Pinballpauly. Until you feel more comfortable using the other modes on your G10 (Av, Tv and M), for night shots I would use a tripod and nighttime landscape mode. It's probably an icon that looks like a mountain with a either a star or a moon in the sky. That setting will tell the camera that you want a longer exposure. If you know how to set the self-timer on it as well, you can activate it so that you won't get camera shake from pressing the shutter button while it's on a tripod. For a G10, any tripod will do, but I would avoid any model that has a geared center column.
Thanks Roger. I have a small tripod and I know the mode you mention. Thanks, can't wait to go again on March 7 and practice practice and practice.
Thanks Tim. I love the site and am already picking up useful tips to try out on my next trip in March.
Welcome aboard Pauly. Nice to have some more West Coasters around here - Roger usually has to give us some perspective on the Land as most of us frequent the World more often. I lived in Cali when I was 3-7 years old,and again from age 21-25...I last was over there in 1994, so there's been alot going on at Disneyland I would love to see someday if I can get back over there. Enjoy the night shooting - it's great fun, and your camera should be great at it. My only addition to Roger's advice is to stick to the lowest ISO setting - if you've got the tripod and are taking long exposures anyway, might as well keep the noise down and let the sensor absorb all the light it needs to expose the shot. If you're feeling more brave on manual controls - sometimes just starting with a 'middle' aperture somewhere between F4-F6.3 on a compact like yours, then experimenting with varying shutter speeds to get the exposure you want, can be pretty easy. As you get to know your camera, you can determine when bigger or smaller apertures are appropriate. Looking forward to seeing your shots around here!
