lea <lea@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote/replied to: >I have a rather basic question about any point and shoot camera and it >is this: if the lens is a fixed focal length, f/2.8 lets say, how does >the camera adjust for shooting outside in bright light then inside in >dim conditions? I'm guessing that the shutter speed must vary. Is this >correct? You don't say fixed aperture but I assume you mean that. A fixed aperture lens will have a mid aperture like f8, and will vary shutter speed. The cheapest and crudest will rely on film processing to correct exposure. There's some very sophisticated point and shoots and some very simple ones like the disposibles. The cheap ones will always automatically use flash when the exposure gets more than 2 stops under full sunlight. That's one way to control exposure :-) -- Jim Davis Nature Photography http://jimdavis.oberro.com Replies in plain text only please!
