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photos of tv's and computer monitors washed out


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#1 Magoo

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Posted 14 February 2012 - 00:44

ok so i was wondering if any of the pros could tell me how i could keep my tv and monitor screens from being washed out when i take pictures that they are in...

oh yea im using a nikon cool pix s3000


#2 lt8480

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Posted 14 February 2012 - 00:48

Need more info about tv/monitor type (CRT/LCD/Plasma).

If you could take a sample shot too... sometimes fast shutter speeds can be a problem.

Generally better cameras with better lenses will also work better.

Optics, sensors, and camera setting have almost all the impact on the final image quality. (not the MP)

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Posted 14 February 2012 - 00:55

screens are all led or lcd

photos a bit large to post on here but if you would like to see it go to http://fav.me/d4o5rof

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Posted 14 February 2012 - 01:04

I'm no pro, but I'd say, don't use the flash. Also, cheap cameras are cheap for a reason.

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Posted 14 February 2012 - 01:06

View Postomganinja, on 14 February 2012 - 01:04, said:

I'm no pro, but I'd say, don't use the flash. Also, cheap cameras are cheap for a reason.
i actually turned my flash off and yea it is cheep but i was expecting it to take decent pictures being a Nikon and everything

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Posted 14 February 2012 - 01:51

They're over exposed because they're vastly brighter than the rest of the room. Try turning down the brightness on the screens. Any camera will do this, whether it's $100 or $1000.

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Posted 14 February 2012 - 01:54

View Postcrazzy88ss, on 14 February 2012 - 01:51, said:

They're over exposed because they're vastly brighter than the rest of the room. Try turning down the brightness on the screens. Any camera will do this, whether it's $100 or $1000.
thank you i will try that and get back

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Posted 14 February 2012 - 02:49

Ok here is my test pic with the displays brightness turned down ... it took around 15 photos to get a decent one

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Posted 14 February 2012 - 02:55

View Postcrazzy88ss, on 14 February 2012 - 01:51, said:

They're over exposed because they're vastly brighter than the rest of the room. Try turning down the brightness on the screens. Any camera will do this, whether it's $100 or $1000.

Yep, its over exposure and turning the brightness down on the screens in a great solution when at home.

As a side note in other instances where you cannot adjust the screens, you could have changed the exposure on your camera... however this will cause the rest of the room to go dark in the image.

If you then need both the room and the screen (and cannot adjust the screens) but want both to be "correct" in the final image then you could take more than one phone and combine them together. Some cameras offer "bracketing" where you can quickly do multiple exposures quickly with one click, and then photoshop can be used to combine the images..

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Posted 15 February 2012 - 01:54

Or add more light to the room thought what ever means you want/can.

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Posted 15 February 2012 - 02:22

View PostMmagoo13, on 14 February 2012 - 02:49, said:

Ok here is my test pic with the displays brightness turned down ... it took around 15 photos to get a decent one

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Maybe taking a picture with your back to the light would be better?

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Posted 15 February 2012 - 02:27

View PostMmagoo13, on 14 February 2012 - 01:06, said:

i actually turned my flash off and yea it is cheep but i was expecting it to take decent pictures being a Nikon and everything

A cheap camera is a cheap camera. The cheap models are usually a re-badged unit. Only the expensive ones are made by the company like Nikon. Even they are often re-badged.

Even big name products like Apple are made by Foxconn. Just like many other brands of smartphones and tablets are made by Foxconn. Very few companies own their own manufacturing and production facilities. For any particular product, there's usually only a few companies that make the products. Photocopiers are a classic example - Canon, Kyocera, Minolta/QMS and a couple of other big manufacturers. All other brands are re-badged!

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Posted 15 February 2012 - 02:29

Google HDR imaging. High Dynamic Range.

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Posted 15 February 2012 - 02:46

View Postrancid-lemon, on 15 February 2012 - 02:29, said:

Google HDR imaging. High Dynamic Range.

Hmm, This is the first thing that came to mind but I have never thought about using HDR for this purpose. When I get time I am going to try it out because I would like to see some results.

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Posted 16 February 2012 - 17:28

View PostMmagoo13, on 14 February 2012 - 02:49, said:

Ok here is my test pic with the displays brightness turned down ... it took around 15 photos to get a decent one
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Nice workstaion :)