Photography tips

Iso sensitivity

Alphorn players in traditional costumes at Hotel Pilatus-Kulm in front of a rock face

Key tips

  1. Adjust the ISO sensitivity to the lighting conditions to ensure a sufficiently fast shutter speed despite the closed aperture.
  2. Adjust your ISO sensitivity to remain flexible when reacting to changing light conditions during sunset.
  3. Select a high ISO sensitivity such as ISO 10000 to bring enough night brightness onto the sensor.

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All subjects Mountains Landscape City Architecture Pilatus Lake Lucerne Central Switzerland Lucerne
Side view of the paddle steamer Uri on Lake Lucerne with Swiss flag 45 mm · f/4 · 1/125 s · ISO 5000 Sun setting behind mountains over Lake Lucerne with cloudy sky 12 mm · f/22 · 1/60 s · ISO 1000 Low sun over Lake Baldegg in orange-yellow light due to Saharan dust 135 mm · f/11 · 1/160 s · ISO 250 View from a wooden jetty over Lake Sempach at sunset 50 mm · f/5.6 · 1/500 s · ISO 100

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