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Originally Posted by henry07
thanks SebC. im fairly new to this so what do you mean by (60 seconds, f/8 and ISO 80)? how would i set the 60 sec? f/8 settings is where and what does that mean? I know how to adjust the ISO though
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f/8 is aperture (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aperture - scroll down to "In Photography" section). Basically it's the size of the hole your camera lets in light through. It primarily affects two things: exposure and depth of field (how much of the photo is in focus). It's on a logarithmic scale though, so f/8 = small hole, while f/2.8 = big hole. Those are the max and min for your camera. f/8 lets you use a longer shutter time without making things too bright, though depending on how bright you want the background, you might be okay with a bigger aperture (smaller number).
Erm... I'm not sure how you actually adjust them on your camera, but they should show up on your LCD. You'll want to be in M (Manual) mode on the top dial. (Either that or "starry skies" mode, but I'm giving you instructions for M mode because I don't know what "starry skies" does.) You might need to change your display info, but it would be pretty silly to have an M mode that doesn't show shutter speed and aperture. If that's not enough info, you should be able to find everything you need in the owner's manual.
