Shaded subjects that come out blurred

Blurred photo of a subject, shot under poor light

Exposures made at dusk or in deep woods or shaded places require slower shutter speeds and a steady posture. Under these circumstances, it helps to use a tripod, even a small one, or lean against a wall or a tree to steady your shooting stance. Since the digital camera uses a CCD imaging element, images can be captured without a flash even in relatively dark places. To do this, the camera must be held extremely steady; otherwise the background and the subject will both be blurred.

Note that even in day time, when a darkly colored subject fills most of the image, the AE (automatic exposure) function will increase the exposure, which will result in slower shutter speeds.

Subject caught stationary, with a steadily held camera

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