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Originally Posted by Oliver Gigacz
I used auto exposure on all. Focal of 300MM and a shutter speed of around 1/800 ISOAUTO. What should the settings be to get a better image?
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Ah that explains it! Go Manual for sure. Might take a couple of shots to get the settings/exposure right, depending on the phase (i.e. brightness) of the moon and your aperture.
At f/5.6 which your lens is supposed to achieve at 300mm .. I'd go somewhere between 1/400-1/1600 sec exposure (usually not slower than 1/800 if I can help it). Also ISO200 (or 400 if it's a darker half-moon) to reduce grain. Whichever combination of settings can get you the lower ISO value without having too slow of a shutter.
In terms of focusing, I've experimented with the standard auto-focus and live-view autofocus on that camera. I tend to use the standard one as it's fairly quick and accurate.