QUOTE(goldfries @ Apr 23 2007, 12:30 PM)
yeah. ISO settings too.
i used ISO 800 last week, so this week also used ISO 800.

didn't try ISO 400 though so i don't know if it'll be better.
the thing was that last week i used f5.6 and this week i used f4 and i didn't expect the results to be THAT drastic. as usual, on LCD it looks fine.
but yeah, getting to know the camera better now. it's a learning process. all in all i'm glad to see improvements in the shots.

Let me tip you here ...
There are 3 Elements you need to remember for now - The ISO, the Aperture and the Shutter Speed :
1. The ISO setting basically controls how 'sensitive' the sensor/CCD : The higher the number, the stronger its sensitivity is to colour and light (consider it like it's your sex drive, haha!).
2. Shutter Speed, this one abit tricky : The faster the shutter plane closes the less light and colour have a chance to penetrate. By 'penetrate' I know you guys have lotsa ideas already, I will leave it at that for you to remember easier.
3. Aperture setting : Well, the bigger the opening the more light and colour can
cum come inside, enough said. The smaller the number the bigger the opening.
The ROT (Rule of Thumb) is : The more light hits the sensor/CCD the brighter the image becomes, if you have a overeposure that means somewhere along the the line you either have
too low a shutter speed, too wide an opening or too sensitive an ISO. How you can juggle between this 3 elements would depend on how well you handle your camera, there are no fixed settings for any kind of enviroment.
Hope that helps, happy shooting!:)
This post has been edited by ac98: Apr 28 2007, 02:37 AM