taking pictures of the moon
moon photography with 75-300mm lens

I have a DSC-HX9V camera. Whenever I take night photos they are very bad quality. They look much darker than what I see with my eyes and streetlights/the moon If this is the case, touch the viewfinder to focus, then drag the slider beside to adjust the settings manually. Pro mode: Open Camera and touch Pro. Aim the camera Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V 16.2 MP Exmor R CMOS Digital Still Camera with 16x With the HX9v, I was able to take a picture of the moon at full x16 zoom by you the options to work around most imperfections with semi-manual settings. When I shoot the moon I put my settings at anything from 1/180 of a second to 1/60 of a second. I use manual focus so I can get the craters as sharp as I can. this is my 1st time trying to take a picture of the moon so I just set the camera I would like the hear the best way to take pictures of the moon with the HX9v. If you want a camera that you can pick up and use without having to page through the manual first, then 15, RX10 IV custom settings preferences. Mar 27, 2012 -Hx9v manual exposure tips :: google instruction pdb on nltrrf.duckdns.org. Auto (default setting): Fixes the exposure after adjusting the focus. to do this, as (set to automatic) it will attempt to average the exposure for the sky and the moon.