[Radiance-general] Digital Camera recommendations?

[Rob Guglielmetti]

On Mar 9, 2005, at 11:45 AM, Kirk Thibault wrote:

> Great tips!  I would also add that in addition to a remote camera 
> trigger (computer or camera-specific remote) you typically can also 
> use the timer function on cameras so equipped.  My camera, a Canon 
> 300D ("Digital Rebel"), shoots 3 auto bracketed exposures from a 
> single timer triggered event.  This way you can change your exposure 
> via the shutter speed, set the AEB to +/-1 and then hit the shutter 
> release, run out of the mirror ball environment and the camera will 
> shoot all three AEB images.  This is particularly useful for settings 
> where lugging a laptop may be a pain, and it also allows you to get 
> out of the scene.

Also don't forget to turn off auto white balance!  The QuickStart guide 
that comes in the archive for Greg's Photosphere includes a really good 
primer on getting started with shooting hdr sequences.

Rob, I have an Olympus C4040Z, which I picked up on eBay a couple 
months ago and love it--  (Greg's post came in as I typed this up, he 
says everything else that needs to be said...)

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    Rob Guglielmetti
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