When I've taken pictures of the chanukiyah in the past, I've usually been disappointed by how blurry the flames look. Photographing flames in a darkened room is apparently challenging -- it's not just me. I asked a question about it a while back on the Codidact photography community and got some interesting advice.
I've been experimenting this season. Here's one from tonight that came out decently well:
The camera settings were:
- Shutter speed: 1/90
- ISO: 1600
- Exposure: 0 (I don't know what this means; it's a scale from -2 to +2)
The other settings I have available are named:
- White balance: (scale of pictograms of sun, light bulbs, etc)
- Interval(s): scale from 0 to 60
- Focus: picture of flower, 25/50/75%, picture of mountain
I left those set to "auto".
I can make guesses (based on the scales) about white balance and focus, but "interval(s)" has me stumped.