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Canon Digital Rebel XTi / Canon 400D (Lens Included)
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- 48th of 82 in Canon
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Tammie,
First, I would switch the white balance to flourescent light setting. This will help with some of the "orange" tint in the photos. I would also switch to either manual or shutter priority mode (M and Tv on the shooting mode dial). For manual mode, you're going to have to do some metering and test what aperture is best. To avoid the blur, I wouldn't go slower than 1/200th of a second. In shutter priority mode, the aperture will automaticall set. In manual mode, I would open it up as far as you can (the lowest f/# you can get to). Unfortunately, I don't think your lenses will open wide enough to let a good amount of light in.
To let more light in, you can set your camera to ISO 1600. While this will create some graininess in your photos, you will greatly reduce the blur. This still may not be enough. If you can use a flash, I would get an external one that attaches to the shoe on top of the camera. I have this camera and use a Speedlite 420. It has a range of about 75 feet, so that isn't bad.
If you want to really get better indoor shots, you'll have to get a better lens for what you're doing (one that has a wider aperture, about a f/2.8 or more). I would recommend the Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 lens or the Canon 200mm f/2.8 fixed length lens. While these may be expensive, you'll get much better quality out of them. Good luck and happy shooting.
Andrew
First, I would switch the white balance to flourescent light setting. This will help with some of the "orange" tint in the photos. I would also switch to either manual or shutter priority mode (M and Tv on the shooting mode dial). For manual mode, you're going to have to do some metering and test what aperture is best. To avoid the blur, I wouldn't go slower than 1/200th of a second. In shutter priority mode, the aperture will automaticall set. In manual mode, I would open it up as far as you can (the lowest f/# you can get to). Unfortunately, I don't think your lenses will open wide enough to let a good amount of light in.
To let more light in, you can set your camera to ISO 1600. While this will create some graininess in your photos, you will greatly reduce the blur. This still may not be enough. If you can use a flash, I would get an external one that attaches to the shoe on top of the camera. I have this camera and use a Speedlite 420. It has a range of about 75 feet, so that isn't bad.
If you want to really get better indoor shots, you'll have to get a better lens for what you're doing (one that has a wider aperture, about a f/2.8 or more). I would recommend the Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 lens or the Canon 200mm f/2.8 fixed length lens. While these may be expensive, you'll get much better quality out of them. Good luck and happy shooting.
Andrew
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