Advice on low light, no flash, indoor setting.

Hi, a newbie need advice. I want to shoot indoor without flash. I found that antimotion blur still not adequate for me. I am wondering what setting I should choose if I want to use the P mode. Thanks

which lens are u using? 16mm 0r the 18-55mm?
use high iso, like 3200 or even 6400...
use manual, m,
f/aperture as low as possible, if 16mm then f 2.8..
change shutter speed to about 1/30..?

watch the histogram and adjust shutter speed till histogram is in the center.. varies..
thats how i do my interior shots...
oh.. and brace yourself to steady your shot.
hope that helps...
use google for the terminology that u dont understand... lots of readings,
but when u're done, u'll be a good shooter!
luck!

Thanks. I have both lens. I will give that a try.

then the 16 is best....
its faster in terms of f stop altho it doesnt have in lens stabilization,
at 16/24mm cropped, u can get away with a lower shutter speed...
plus its a wider lens for the interior shots...

A lot depends on what you are shooting and how dark the room is and what kind of lights are used in the room.

If you are taking pictures of some kind of sport, or playing children, you will find it hard to take sharp pictures of them as they move to quick and become blurry

When shooting people in rest it is possible to take good pictures (like said in an other reply) Best is to use a tripod.

When you're taking pictures of motionless things (like art, or jewels etc.) then you can use lower ISO with longer exposure times when your camera is on a tripod, best use a remote to take the pictures, or use the delay timer in the camera to minimize camera shake.

Important is to set WB best is manualy or else set it to the light source in use in the room you're taking your pictures, better sitll take RAW and adjust in PP

As others have said, larger sensor (yay NEX!), higher ISO, wider (lower) aperture, faster (lower aperture) lens. Also, don't zoom--it kills your aperture.

I find with the NEX that I don't have to go higher than ISO 1600 for kids if I have a fast f1.8 lens.

For stationary subjects a tripod, lower ISO, longer exposures works well. Here AMB and HHT might give you better results.

coppit said:

As others have said, larger sensor (yay NEX!), higher ISO, wider (lower) aperture, faster (lower aperture) lens. Also, don't zoom--it kills your aperture.

I find with the NEX that I don't have to go higher than ISO 1600 for kids if I have a fast f1.8 lens.

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Hmm, you raise an interesting point. In terms of sharpness and disregarding DoF for now, it better to shoot wide open at a lower ISO and f1.8 aperture or to stop down slightly to f2 or f2.8 and use a higher ISO?

I bring this up since the NEX has relatively good ISO performance. So if you had to step up from 400 to 800 or 800 to 1600 or 1600 to 3200, etc. would you prefer an extra stop of ISO or an extra stop of lens speed?