lower shutter speed limit - Sony alpha 7c mark II
lower shutter speed limit - Sony alpha 7c mark II
Hello community,
I am using a Sony alpha 7c mark II for my work as an assessor and I am very happy with it.
One thing is on my mind though: When in A-Mode, the camera quite often chooses to lower the shutter speed above 1/80 to get enough light. I would prefer if the camera would stay below 1/80 and turn up the ISO instead, so that the picture doesn't get all shaky when handheld.
Does anyone know, if there is an option to set a lower limit to the shutter speed, when in A-Mode? And where can I find it?
Edit: Solution:
In my menu (german): Belichtung/Farbe - [1]Belichtung - ISO AUTO Min. VS
Maybe in english: Exposure/Color - [1]Exposure - ISO AUTO Min. ET
You're looking for auto-ISO. There's a max value on that setting screen. Once you hit it your shutter will start going longer and longer.
There's also always m mode.
That said, your images will likely suffer some doing this. Unless your max ISO value is very low currently. Can you bring more light? A flash, a strobe, heck even a flashlight you can bounce off a wall behind you.
I thought the same way, so I put ISO into auto-mode with a range from 100-6400. But I noticed that the camera still goes down to 1/30 shutter speed when shooting with 50 mm, with an ISO of 250 or so. Which would be ok'ish, if I would stand still, but I have to move a lot and would prefer if the shutter speed wouldn't go below e.g. 1/200 to compansate for my movements. I don't care about high ISO-numbers to compensate for a faster shutter speed.
The problem with M-Mode is, that I also have to go from inside to outside quite often. The much stronger light outside would ruin the fotos, if I would forget to turn the shutter speed up. ISO in auto-mode wouldn't help, as it can only go as low as 100.
So best thing would be A-Mode, with auto-ISO, and a minimum shutter speed of let's say 1/200. And only if auto-ISO reaches the top-limit, the shutter speed would be used to compensate.