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Auto ISO, Making Stills From Video, and More Reader Q&A

As you might know, Hugh, the ISO setting controls how sensitive the camera is to light. The higher the ISO, the easier it is to take photos in low light situations, but the "noisier" your pictures will look. It's like the "grain" you might have seen in film photos.

When you set the camera on Auto ISO, the camera will try to automatically increase the ISO when you take pictures in low light. The other exposure settings depend upon whatever mode the camera is in. If you set the camera on Auto or Program mode, for example, you won't have to worry about setting the shutter speed and aperture, either. (For more information on controlling exposure in Program and Auto mode, read " Master the Hidden Power of Your Digital Camera's Program Mode .")

The Auto ISO mode is convenient for times when you are taking snapshots and don't want to worry about messing with camera settings. But if you are trying to be creative and want to dial in a particular shutter speed or aperture, an ISO that changes on its own can be annoying (and counterproductive). Finally, don't forget about that digital noise--if you want the sharpest, clearest photos possible, dial in the lowest ISO and leave it there.

What setting should I use to get good photos of the moon?

As a rule of thumb, you'll get good photos of the full moon by using what's called the Sunny 16 Rule. To use the Sunny 16 Rule, put your camera in Manual exposure mode and set the aperture to f/16 (hence the "16" in the name of the rule). Then set the ISO to 100 and dial in a shutter speed around 1/100 second. If your camera's ISO doesn't go any lower than 200, use that setting and try a shutter speed around 1/200 second.

I accidentally took some shots in my camera's movie mode. They were supposed to be some landscape photos of trees and snow, so there's very little movement. Is it possible to turn them into stills?

Yes, you can definitely pull stills out of video, Margot. Almost any video editing program should have a command that lets you save a single frame of video as a JPEG photo. If you don't already have a video editing program, you can download the free Windows Live Movie Maker . Launch Movie Maker, open the video clip, position the cursor over the part of the video you want, open the ribbon's Home tab, and click Snapshot.

Keep in mind, though, that a still taken from video will never be quite as sharp as a photo. The still will be limited to the video's resolution, which (even if your camera shoots HD video) will be far, far less than the resolution of the camera's photo mode.

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