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This picture was taken using the DigiCam ES3310 digital camera. It was taken under the canopy of a tree, so therefore the lighting is very dim and there are only some bright rays of sunlight piercing through the gaps of the leaves. The settings of the camera when taking the picture are: aperture size=f3, ISO rating=100 and exposure time=1/4096 sec. I feel the picture quality is poor. The leaves under the canopy becomes very dark because of the dim lighting conditions when the picture was taken.

However, the results of picture is also partly due to my fault. I had used normal mode to take this picture and failed to notice that the exposure time was set to be so short, thus allowing insufficient light to reach the camera sensors. However, the aperture size is f3, which is larger than usual, allowing more light to enter the camera. Compared with the same picture taken with Olympus D580 under the same lighting conditions, this picture looks worst. Since both pictures were taken with the cameras set on auto mode, the Olympus D580 seems to make better choices for exposure settings under dim lighting conditions.