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I am using a new digital camera to take pics in my house and it seems to be working to a certain extent, I can only seem to get orbs, no figures, What would be a good setting to use?
Set it on Ghost, of course. It's the wavy drawing next to the little man.
QUOTE(aquatus1 @ Jul 19 2005, 05:56 PM)
Set it on Ghost, of course. It's the wavy drawing next to the little man.
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my digital camera does not have that setting, it only has 6 setting, and they are the basic.
You're going to have a tough time. If anyone knew the setting needed to take ghost pictures, we wouldn't have such terrible pictures offered up as the best evidence available of them.
Maybe there haven't been any ghosts since you bought your camera?
QUOTE(aquatus1 @ Jul 19 2005, 06:56 PM)
Set it on Ghost, of course. It's the wavy drawing next to the little man.
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LOL!!
QUOTE(wc_moseley @ Jul 19 2005, 06:16 PM)
I am using a new digital camera to take pics in my house and it seems to be working to a certain extent, I can only seem to get orbs, no figures, What would be a good setting to use?
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Are you sure your house is haunted? I am still fairly new so I dont know if you have posted about your house before or not. Do you have things going on that make you think there is something there?
QUOTE(wc_moseley @ Jul 20 2005, 12:56 AM)
QUOTE(aquatus1 @ Jul 19 2005, 05:56 PM)
Set it on Ghost, of course. It's the wavy drawing next to the little man.
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my digital camera does not have that setting, it only has 6 setting, and they are the basic.
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I hope you were being funny there. Anyways watch your orbs on cameras. Yes I do believe in spirit orbs but there are a lot of other causes for orbs such as dust etc. Keep at it. For a spirit to appear in the from of an apparition it takes a large amount of energy. That is why they normally don't appear as so. Some investigators have done lifetimes of work only to get a handful of apps.
Jeremy Wiley
The United Paranormal Investigators Association
I guess anyone with a digital camera has experienced orbs by now.
Are they ghosts manifesting, or a flaw in the optics or electronics of the camera, or are they just dust? Who knows?
If you want to capture an apparition on camera, then all you can do is experiment with your camera to make sure you know all it's functions and capabilities, then go to a place where you believe sightings have occurred or have been reported, hang out there for a long time and keep snapping...
Good luck...
...oh and post your results on here so we all can see...
you can't just point your camera and get a pic of a ghost, and besides that, orbs are BS, they are not ghosts.
QUOTE(Ciraxis @ Jul 20 2005, 07:07 AM)
you can't just point your camera and get a pic of a ghost, and besides that, orbs are BS, they are not ghosts.
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Tell that to this ghost(maybe) http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/galle...album=11&pos=24
And this is a perfect example I want to capture(butterfly?) and I will!
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QUOTE(Ciraxis @ Jul 20 2005, 07:07 AM)
you can't just point your camera and get a pic of a ghost, and besides that, orbs are BS, they are not ghosts.
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Tell that to this ghost(maybe) http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/galle...album=11&pos=24
And this is a perfect example I want to capture(butterfly?) and I will!
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I dont believe that first picture is real....although I am open to being proven wrong.
The second picture is a moth or butterfly that got caught by the flash. Not an angel or a fairy.
I don't get this thing with digital cameras. I have one and have NEVER caught an orb. Not that it matters. Orbs don't really prove anything. Do I just have a really good camera?
thank you maryjo.
I know I'm new and excited I joined actually. I actually have a few clients who are quote. Ghost Hunters. they said they are now into Digital cameras but people seem to be more sceptical about digital photos then 35mm .
QUOTE(Ciraxis @ Jul 20 2005, 03:53 PM)
thank you maryjo.
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Did I get it right????
Do I win??? LOL!!
I just got back from the Futureshop store and I asked for a good camera for ghost hunting(she thought I was joking). The sales-woman revealed to me the Kodak easyshare 4.0MP digital camera. The other cameras are soo expensive. So I hope this one wont break while I happily ghost hunt
attached picture:I hear that these old cameras caught alot of ghosts in its day.
attached picture:I hear that these old cameras caught alot of ghosts in its day.
QUOTE(Loonboy @ Jul 20 2005, 07:35 AM)
I guess anyone with a digital camera has experienced orbs by now.
Are they ghosts manifesting, or a flaw in the optics or electronics of the camera, or are they just dust? Who knows?
If you want to capture an apparition on camera, then all you can do is experiment with your camera to make sure you know all it's functions and capabilities, then go to a place where you believe sightings have occurred or have been reported, hang out there for a long time and keep snapping...
Good luck...
...oh and post your results on here so we all can see...
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I have lived in this house for about 11 years, stuff turns up missing then comes back, see people hear people talking, my cousin, a little weird, but sees and hears and talks to dead people, wont go into a certain room, because there are too many evil things in there. My grandma would not go into the room, said it was evil. House readers, even hate that particular room. I know there are things there. I am positive.
Hi ya, WC...
Since the invent of digital photography, the upsurge of orb pics has overflowed the net and clogged the ghost hunters files.
I dare to say to the belivers of orbs being spirit energy...show me the orb photos of the 1930's-40's-50's and so on, right up to the time of digital technology.
Please keep in mind that some people involved with the paranormal are still wide eyed and will call any anomalie "paranormal". Not so. I think the best way for you to go and you will see a big, big reduction in "orbs" in your photos is to go with 35mm.
And don't let some newage joker tell you that "ghosts and spirit energy is more sensitive to digital technology" because it's an excuse.
I wish you well in your photographic search for a true ghost.
~Shylock~
Since the invent of digital photography, the upsurge of orb pics has overflowed the net and clogged the ghost hunters files.
I dare to say to the belivers of orbs being spirit energy...show me the orb photos of the 1930's-40's-50's and so on, right up to the time of digital technology.
Please keep in mind that some people involved with the paranormal are still wide eyed and will call any anomalie "paranormal". Not so. I think the best way for you to go and you will see a big, big reduction in "orbs" in your photos is to go with 35mm.
And don't let some newage joker tell you that "ghosts and spirit energy is more sensitive to digital technology" because it's an excuse.
I wish you well in your photographic search for a true ghost.
~Shylock~
I have taken pics with a 35mm before, the number of orbs are about the same, I just cant seem to catch ghost manifesting. I really love the new digital tech. though, it is a lot easier to develop. lol thanks for the help.
Quoting Dave Juliano of the Shadowlands.net and Director of South Jearsy Ghost Research.
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IMO have both a 35mm and a good digital camera ready when your hunting for ghosts.
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One of the main reasons that are mentioned against the use of digital cameras has always been that there is no negative to look at to determine what an anomaly is. 35mm negatives can be useful in analyzing photos more closely. To be honest, most of the times hat I have to use a negative to review a photo, the false positive photo was caused by something like dirt in the processing machine, scratches on the negative, bad film or a processing error. These things are all avoided with digital cameras. In some cases negatives can help tell if a photo was faked or not.
People always assume that those of us that are using digital cameras are doing it only to save money on processing and film but there are other good reasons to use digital cameras in your investigations.
Many regular digital cameras produced today are capable of taking photos on par with 35mm cameras now and there is something else that most people do not know about digital cameras that is important. Most digital cameras can also see and take photos in a limited infrared spectrum of light. We have all seen the great results that have been obtained with infrared video cameras. We?ve also obtained good results with infrared motion sensors and IR thermometers. For years people have obtained good results with infrared film as well. This infrared capability is built into most digital cameras that people are using on investigations and I believe that this accounts for the larger amount of orbs being photographed in recent years. If you want to test this with your camera take your TV remote and point it at yourself. Press the on button and you will not see the light bulb in the tip of the remote light up because it is an infrared light bulb. If you view the same remote while pressing the on button through your digital cameras LCD screen or take a photo of it, you will see the light is illuminated. This proves that your digital camera can ?see? infrared light. When you take a photo with your digital camera you can actually be captured things in the visible light and infrared light spectrums. Since we believe that orbs are composed of energy that exists in the semi infrared range of light, using digital cameras will give you a better tool and a better chance of capturing an anomaly.
You will not have a negative to scrutinize but there are many graphics experts that can review your photo to give an explanation if there are any natural causes for your photos. We all should also spend more time learning how to pick out false positives better than is currently being done.
Another advantage, although not as dramatic, is the ability to follow an energy source or spirit on the move. If you get an EMF reading and you can get a positive photo in the same area and then a 2nd positive photo 6ft away you can now know exactly where to point you meters and thermometers to see if you can also follow the anomaly with EMF and temperature readings. This is not an option with a 35mm camera since you don?t know you have a positive photo until you down the investigation. This instant notice of a positive photo can help you find hot spots or sources in a location quicker than before.
People always assume that those of us that are using digital cameras are doing it only to save money on processing and film but there are other good reasons to use digital cameras in your investigations.
Many regular digital cameras produced today are capable of taking photos on par with 35mm cameras now and there is something else that most people do not know about digital cameras that is important. Most digital cameras can also see and take photos in a limited infrared spectrum of light. We have all seen the great results that have been obtained with infrared video cameras. We?ve also obtained good results with infrared motion sensors and IR thermometers. For years people have obtained good results with infrared film as well. This infrared capability is built into most digital cameras that people are using on investigations and I believe that this accounts for the larger amount of orbs being photographed in recent years. If you want to test this with your camera take your TV remote and point it at yourself. Press the on button and you will not see the light bulb in the tip of the remote light up because it is an infrared light bulb. If you view the same remote while pressing the on button through your digital cameras LCD screen or take a photo of it, you will see the light is illuminated. This proves that your digital camera can ?see? infrared light. When you take a photo with your digital camera you can actually be captured things in the visible light and infrared light spectrums. Since we believe that orbs are composed of energy that exists in the semi infrared range of light, using digital cameras will give you a better tool and a better chance of capturing an anomaly.
You will not have a negative to scrutinize but there are many graphics experts that can review your photo to give an explanation if there are any natural causes for your photos. We all should also spend more time learning how to pick out false positives better than is currently being done.
Another advantage, although not as dramatic, is the ability to follow an energy source or spirit on the move. If you get an EMF reading and you can get a positive photo in the same area and then a 2nd positive photo 6ft away you can now know exactly where to point you meters and thermometers to see if you can also follow the anomaly with EMF and temperature readings. This is not an option with a 35mm camera since you don?t know you have a positive photo until you down the investigation. This instant notice of a positive photo can help you find hot spots or sources in a location quicker than before.
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IMO have both a 35mm and a good digital camera ready when your hunting for ghosts.
Hi WC...
If you are getting as many orbs with a 35mm as you are with digital...I'd check the settings or clean the guts of your camera with a couple of good blasts of compressed air.
~Shylock~
If you are getting as many orbs with a 35mm as you are with digital...I'd check the settings or clean the guts of your camera with a couple of good blasts of compressed air.
~Shylock~
QUOTE(WannabeSkeptic @ Jul 20 2005, 01:28 PM)
I don't get this thing with digital cameras. I have one and have NEVER caught an orb. Not that it matters. Orbs don't really prove anything. Do I just have a really good camera?
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I think the answer to that is more that digital cameras are more prone to picking them up. I mean, how many pics in books etc of ghosts taken years before digital cameras came around do you see with orbs in them? Orbs, I believe, are a new phenomenon that are a product of new technology, nothing supernatural. Would we not be able to see orbs with the naked eye if they were that irridescent? its because the dust or whatever particles are reflecting the light from the flash.
Here is a photo taken at one of our shows, ghost? or moisture in the air??
You decide
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