Stylus 400 lighting issues

poliscijustin · Jun 5, 2004

I have a stylus 400 and have been having some problems using the zoom lens in low light. I first noticed it shooting pictures at my brother's graduation where the conditions were poor (dark stage, lit floor where I was shooting from). With no zoom, the pictures come out with decent color, but with the zoom they are dark, almost to the point of being black. Same focus spot, same conditions, but much darker pictures with the zoom. Is this normal, or is something afoot with my camera?

Thanks,
Justin

Theresa K · Jun 5, 2004

If you are trying to zoom in while using a flash you are probably out of the range of your flash, resulting in black boxes instead of photos.

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Humphrey Nash · Jun 5, 2004

As you zoom in the aperture changes from 3.1 to 5.2. Most but not all cameras do this. It usually is not noticed if the light is good since the shutter speed will adjust. With poor light, the shutter cannot go slower so the image will darken.

It could also be that the camera is programmed for a faster shutter speed when in telephoto mode to avoid the more extreme effect of camera shake at telephoto.

poliscijustin said:
I have a stylus 400 and have been having some problems using the
zoom lens in low light. I first noticed it shooting pictures at my
brother's graduation where the conditions were poor (dark stage,
lit floor where I was shooting from). With no zoom, the pictures
come out with decent color, but with the zoom they are dark, almost
to the point of being black. Same focus spot, same conditions, but
much darker pictures with the zoom. Is this normal, or is something
afoot with my camera?

Thanks,
Justin

poliscijustin · Jun 6, 2004

Thanks guys. The general low light problems I have with this camera makes me think that there may be a DSLR in my future for times when I want better pics under more extreme conditions.

Humphrey Nash said:
It could also be that the camera is programmed for a faster shutter
speed when in telephoto mode to avoid the more extreme effect of
camera shake at telephoto.

poliscijustin said:

I have a stylus 400 and have been having some problems using the
zoom lens in low light. I first noticed it shooting pictures at my
brother's graduation where the conditions were poor (dark stage,
lit floor where I was shooting from). With no zoom, the pictures
come out with decent color, but with the zoom they are dark, almost
to the point of being black. Same focus spot, same conditions, but
much darker pictures with the zoom. Is this normal, or is something
afoot with my camera?

Thanks,
Justin

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