Forum > Sony Ericsson / Sony > General > Question 'about HDR Photos

On 2008-06-29 05:24:22, ch33sehead wrote:
1) Depends on what you mean by HDR. Originally it stood for "high dynamic range" which means it can handle alot of different values of light. What this means is that there won't be any highlight or shadow clipping.

Nowadays, people use "HDR" to mean "tonemapping" which is a photo editing technique. Most of the time, people just automate it by using programs like Photomatix. Using Photoshop gives you a bit more control. If you mean HDR as in tonemapping, then yes you can do that with any photo. However, it will only look good if the original photo was good.

Using photoshop is a little bit trickier. In CS2 and CS3, you can mess with the levels, curves, but there are more advanced image modes like the "Shadow/Highlight" tool, the "exposure" tool, and the "Match color" tool.

2) Air compressor? I've had it for about 2 years now, and I haven't had to clean it yet. Of course, seeing how it was about $400 when I got it, I made sure to baby it a little.

3) No clue, I haven't researched it. Most likely no though, as from the sample photos, the pictures don't look better than the K800 or K750. In fact, the K800's pictures don't look better than the K750 (yes, I've owned both). However, the K800 seems to get better reception than the K750, so that's definitely an upgrade at least.

4) Take daylight pictures. This way, you will not be forced to shoot with high sensitivity (high ISOs). Since phones cannot cram a large sensor or lens into the body, high ISO photos will look quite repulsive. On the other hand, ISOs 80-200 look decent. If you absolutely must have low light pictures, I would recommend using the "Twilight landscape" or "Twilight portrait" modes. They will force a slower shutter speed, so you will have to set the camera on something stable, unless you're some kind of zen master and have super steady hands. This is, of course, assuming that you will be taking pictures of inaminate objects. For night motion shots, just use Auto mode and turn the flash on.

Oh, and make sure to focus before you shoot. Press the shutter button down half-way (until the little brackets turn green) to focus on whatever you want to focus on, and then reframe the shot to however you like it (while still holding the shutter button half-way down).