[SM!]

I've had my camera for a few years and it's been absolutely wonderful. However recently I've notice white lines across my photos when I view them on the camera and when I view them on the computer.

After experimenting I realised they're more vivid in bright light whereas in dark areas it looks almost fine. I also saw that my videos were clear and normal.

I was just wondering if anyone could give me any advice on how to fix this?

Thank you for your time

[oh-inverted-world]

some examples might be helpful if we are going to answer

[TheKieranC]

probably like dust on the sensor or something

[Antiaris]

(Original post by SM!)
I've had my camera (Samsung ST50) for a few years and it's been absolutely wonderful. However recently I've notice white lines across my photos when I view them on the camera and when I view them on the computer.

After experimenting I realised they're more vivid in bright light whereas in dark areas it looks almost fine. I also saw that my videos were clear and normal.

I was just wondering if anyone could give me any advice on how to fix this? I have a big party soon and really need it fixed by then.

Thank you for your time xx

Try to focus the sensor on darker areas. When it's too bright the sensor will simply distort the light so that it spreads, generally into vertical lines across the scene. The other option is to recuse the ISO on your camera settings. If that doesn't work, try increasing the aperture. Final option is decrease shutter speed dramatically and is the least likely to work.

Personally I've found the ISO thing to work for me when my camera did it.

[TheSownRose]

(Original post by Antiaris)
Try to focus the sensor on darker areas. When it's too bright the sensor will simply distort the light so that it spreads, generally into vertical lines across the scene. The other option is to recuse the ISO on your camera settings. If that doesn't work, try increasing the aperture. Final option is decrease shutter speed dramatically and is the least likely to work.

Personally I've found the ISO thing to work for me when my camera did it.

By increase, are you trying to say make the aperture bigger or make the f/number bigger which makes the aperture smaller?

[Antiaris]

(Original post by TheSownRose)
By increase, are you trying to say make the aperture bigger or make the f/number bigger which makes the aperture smaller?

Bigger f number. If the issue then becomes too little light there's also the option of increasing shutter speed to compensate.

[TheSownRose]

(Original post by Antiaris)
Bigger f number. If the issue then becomes too little light there's also the option of increasing shutter speed to compensate.

So what you actually meant to say is 'try decreasing the aperture'. You could also bump the ISO up in that situation, if you needed that small an aperture and the shutter speed you have is the perfect one.

However, as OP is using a Samsung ST50, I don't think she has any control over aperture, shutter speed or ISO (correct me if I'm wrong though.)

[Antiaris]

(Original post by TheSownRose)
So what you actually meant to say is 'try decreasing the aperture'. You could also bump the ISO up in that situation, if you needed that small an aperture and the shutter speed you have is the perfect one.

However, as OP is using a Samsung ST50, I don't think she has any control over aperture, shutter speed or ISO (correct me if I'm wrong though.)

ISO and maybe shutter speeds are the only things I believe she can control which is why I brought them up as the main options.

I always get mixed up in describing the aperture stuff. =/ My brain keeps switching from describing f setting to describing actual aperture size like colours on a twister board. I never know which to describe when talking to people (was hell writing it down in my photography project >:/ )

[TheSownRose]

(Original post by Antiaris)
ISO and maybe shutter speeds are the only things I believe she can control which is why I brought them up as the main options.

I always get mixed up in describing the aperture stuff. =/ My brain keeps switching from describing f setting to describing actual aperture size like colours on a twister board. I never know which to describe when talking to people (was hell writing it down in my photography project >:/ )

I will admit the exact settings that all different cameras have control over is not my forte, so I shall trust you on that one.

It can lead to some nice confusing conversations - "Make the aperture smaller ... how come you haven't got the shallow depth of field? ... oh, that's not what I meant..." What was your project on?

[Antiaris]

(Original post by TheSownRose)
I will admit the exact settings that all different cameras have control over is not my forte, so I shall trust you on that one.

It can lead to some nice confusing conversations - "Make the aperture smaller ... how come you haven't got the shallow depth of field? ... oh, that's not what I meant..." What was your project on?

Ah, sorry for taking so long to reply!

The project(s) were the A-level in photography.

Garbage/Industry (Fun in a strange adventurous way as I tried trailing bin men)
Plants (Fun concept wise)
Iceland/Wales comparison (Fun to travel)
Town (Boring, old people in my town were quite scared of cameras and... dare I say the word? Technology)

It's only now I've got the DSLR to take good snaps, my entire project was done with a Compact. :X

What sorta projects have you worked on?