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Old 07-09-2009, 10:49 PM
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I want to do a slow shutter of traffic passing on a parkway near my place but in full daylight. All I get is a full white frame from all the light What settings would I need for this? My camera is a Powershot S3IS if that helps you with any limitations it may have.

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Rick
The lowest ISO setting your camera will support (maybe ISO 50 on that camera) plus the smallest aperture your camera will do (P&S...probably F/8), a tripod or support of some sort, and play around with some slow shutter speeds until you get what you want...maybe start with a 1 second, see if it works, and go from there. You also may want to consider late in the day when the light is less strong. Good luck

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