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What camera settings can I change in order to get better hockey pictures?

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What camera settings can I change in order to get better hockey pictures?

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Because cameras differ, I can only offer some general tips (refer to your manual to determine if your camera offers these features and how to implement them): • Use a custom white balance setting. If nothing else, use the ice to set the white balance. • Use a high ISO (film speed). If lighting is good, you might be able to get by with ISO 400. Otherwise, you may need to go to ISO 800 or ISO 1600 (if available). • Over expose hockey pictures. Try over exposing by a full stop (+1), you may need to tweak the setting (+2/3 to +1.5). On some cameras this may be referred to as exposure compensation or the EV. • Turn off your flash. Unless you’re very close to the ice, it’s not doing any good. If you do have rinkside seats, you’re probably just going to get a picture of the flash reflecting off the glass. Either turn it off or cover it up. • Save the image in the largest, highest quality file available (large file, high or fine resolution). Save these original images and resize copies of the

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