It is frustrating, and almost futile, to try to capture lightnings with a point-and-shoot camera. But with some luck, you should be able to capture one or the tail end of one.
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What I do normally, is to set the camera either in manual more or in shutter-priority mode. Then I set it to continuous shooting, press the shutter halfway and pointed it towards the sky where lightnings normally occur.
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Then, as soon as the lightning strikes, I would press the shutter all the way, hoping that the camera had somehow captured the light. You need a lot of guesswork though. The pictures here are an example of my own guesswork.
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great ligtning shots! how do you set your camera to shutter mode priority? what point and shoot are you using? mine is sony dscw40.
Thanks, ettey. I’m using Canon Powershot G6 which has shutter priority and manual mode. I think Sony DSC W40 is a full auto camera, so you wouldn’t be able to override the auto setting with your own.
But hey, the W40 is a great camera. If you want to shoot lightnings with it, then the best chance would be to shoot it with the flash light on.. to shorten the exposure
I think i need to learn more about my camera, thanks for the little tuts