Photography tips

Iso setting

Silhouette of the Pilatus mountain massif against a pink evening sky

Key tips

  1. Use a low ISO setting to achieve high image quality when capturing color-intensive sky moods.
  2. Adjust the ISO setting to match the lighting conditions in order to achieve sufficient exposure in the dark night sky.
  3. Select a low ISO setting to maintain high image quality without unwanted noise.

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All subjects Mountains City Architecture Landscape Pilatus Lucerne Lake Lucerne Central Switzerland
Sailboats on Lake Lucerne at sunset in front of the Lucerne coastline 100 mm · f/5.6 · 1/400 s · ISO 100 Wide angle view of Lake Lucerne from an elevated perspective at Bürgenstock 15 mm · f/4.5 · 1/800 s · ISO 100 Wide angle view of Lake Lucerne with Mount Pilatus in the background 22 mm · f/9 · 1/1250 s · ISO 400

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  • Mountains
  • City
  • Architecture
  • Landscape
  • Light
  • Camera settings
  • Composition
  • Perspective
  • Pilatus
  • Lucerne
  • Lake Lucerne
  • Central Switzerland
  • Evening light
  • Sunset
  • Night
  • Rain
  • Snow
  • Blue hour
  • Fog
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