question about taking pics at night

I always thought if you had a flash you would be fine at night, however ai was mistaken the night we went out to do some pics alot didnt show up because it was so damn dark out lol... Is this why you would need a camera that has night vision, or does it depend on the quality of the camera? The first set of pics I took just random shots like you are suppose to do showed nothing at all even with my flash the only way we got things to show up was if we added our flashlights as a light souce. So can anyone tell me whats the best way to take pics in a dark area with a normal camera if there is a way.

Lola there are different things that you can do lengthen the distance to your your photos at night.

1.) Probably the easiest and most affordable solution is to get an external flash and sync it with your camera.

2.) Use an IR camera, with an IR light source.

3.) Never use a slower shutter speed, this will cause your photos to instanely appear ghostly especially with out the use of a tripod

I always thought if you had a flash you would be fine at night, however ai was mistaken the night we went out to do some pics alot didnt show up because it was so damn dark out lol... Is this why you would need a camera that has night vision, or does it depend on the quality of the camera? The first set of pics I took just random shots like you are suppose to do showed nothing at all even with my flash the only way we got things to show up was if we added our flashlights as a light souce. So can anyone tell me whats the best way to take pics in a dark area with a normal camera if there is a way.

Lola there are different things that you can do lengthen the distance to your your photos at night.

1.) Probably the easiest and most affordable solution is to get an external flash and sync it with your camera.

2.) Use an IR camera, with an IR light source.

3.) Never use a slower shutter speed, this will cause your photos to instanely appear ghostly especially with out the use of a tripod

ok how much is this gonna cost me lmao thanks for the advice timmers so its really not the camera you use yourself but the things you can get to add to em well thats cool I will keep my eyes out thanks again tim

hey Lola,
i cannot afford a brilliant night cam either..
what i use is my Sony Cyber-Shot which has 3 settings for low light night shots. it works marvelous!
i am careful not to use a slow setting, which Tim has mentioned, creates a "ghostly" pic. meaning all sorts of lovely coloured lights appear because it requires an extremely steady hand.
the flash on the Cyber-Shot works wonders as well. i've never had a problem with the auto setting for taking pics at any time of the day or night.
what did it cost? $150Cdn (which is nearly at par with US$ at this point). i am very satisfied with it.

perhaps worth a look. 😁

Lola, if you're using a camera that has automatic settings on it try not to use the automatic function. Since it is night it will make it harder for the camera to know what to focus on. If it's digital tell me and I'll see if I can help you put it on a focus setting that will take in a greater distance without the focus needing to be done each pic.

Another thing if you are using the auto setting is to focus on something that has light off in the distance (partially press down the button for the focus thing to start. this is usually how a lot of cameras auto focus.) then without taking your finger off the button swing over to the angle you're trying to take the picture and finish pressing the button down.

Hope this makes sense and helps at least a little.

Lola, if you're using a camera that has automatic settings on it try not to use the automatic function. Since it is night it will make it harder for the camera to know what to focus on. If it's digital tell me and I'll see if I can help you put it on a focus setting that will take in a greater distance without the focus needing to be done each pic.

Another thing if you are using the auto setting is to focus on something that has light off in the distance (partially press down the button for the focus thing to start. this is usually how a lot of cameras auto focus.) then without taking your finger off the button swing over to the angle you're trying to take the picture and finish pressing the button down.

Hope this makes sense and helps at least a little.

its a polaroid izone 300 and truthfully other than being digital I have no idea how it works lol its all blah blah blah to me hey give me a break I am blonde ya know lol I did find though with some of the pics I took if it had a light source it took a great pic so maybe the external ir thing is the way to go who knows or maybe next time I will take my cannon tht I have we didnt use it cause it needed a battery but i am total layperson when it comes to camera's so any help is good help trust me