What settings?

[WPCentral Question]

Heya,
I want to take a pictures with my L930 under the lantern but I want that picture to look like it was made with pro cams(well atleast close) what settings I should use so my picture would look like that? And should I take it with HDR setting or normal?

 

[gpobernardo]

I'll recommend you turning off all the lights except the lantern, then take your shot with ISO100, no flash, sunlight white balance and around -2.0eV sensitivity*. But in the age of digital photography, feel free to experiment with your settings and see which one gives the best result.

*- I've used similar settings in taking shots of lamps and lanters with the L1020, but I don't know if it would be the same for the L930.

 

[dda_k]

I want to take picture of my car under lantern. These settings would be good? And how do I enable those -2.0eV? ;D

 

[gpobernardo]

I want to take picture of my car under lantern. These settings would be good? And how do I enable those -2.0eV? ;D

Oh, so your taking a photo of your car under a lantern, not the lantern itself? Sorry, I misunderstood your post.:angel:
Now because your car is the subject, the settings would be slightly different. Actually, only the -2.0eV would change - just leave it as is because a low eV might make your photo too dark (because it's not a light source, e.g. the lamp).
You can change these settings in the Nokia Camera app*. eV sensitivity is at the right most item on the top settings menu.

*- I can't remember if it comes with the phone, but if it's not among the apps in your phone now you can get it for free here: Nokia Camera.