How to take pictures at night??

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Hi all,
I'm a newbie of using digital cam, and i'm just wondering how to take
good quality picture at night without using flashlight. I've seen
people using digital cam to take moon or stars pics, and i want to do
that too... can anyone help me??
thank you very much

Jack

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jackw@ualberta.ca wrote:

> I'm a newbie of using digital cam, and i'm just wondering how to take
> good quality picture at night without using flashlight. I've seen
> people using digital cam to take moon or stars pics, and i want to do
> that too... can anyone help me??

A good quality one, eh? You appear to be a demanding sort, so only the
best for you!

http://www.sbig.com/sbwhtmls/large_format_cameras.htm

http://www.takahashiamerica.com/EM500.htm

http://www.takahashiamerica.com/TOA130.htm

I would recommend Astro-Physics equipment

http://www.astro-physics.com/

over the Tak's, but you appear to be in a hurry and Astro-Physics has a
long, long, waiting list.

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I'm having Nikon Coolpix 4200. So what do I need to change the Camera
setting in order to take pics at night??

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jackw@ualberta.ca wrote:
> I'm having Nikon Coolpix 4200. So what do I need to change the Camera
> setting in order to take pics at night??
>

No sarcasm intended, but have you checked the manual to see if the
subject is covered there? If not, then your camera may not be suitable
for such demanding photos. Generally, you will need a good solid
tripod, and some way to control the noise that becomes a problem with
long exposures at high ISO settings. I really suspect you will find
that model not quite up to the task.


--
Ron Hunter rphunter@charter.net

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Jim Townsend wrote:
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> The number *ONE* rule is to use a tripod.

... and perhaps the number *TWO* is to use the noise reduction feature of
your camera for exposures longer than a couple of seconds.

David