Night Photography Tips with point and shoot camera

I carry camera around almost everywhere i go, either 'the 4 years back Canon dslr model' or my trusty point and shoot 'Canon ixus' (well..Canon is my favorite) or i carry both along.

Sometime,is not always the right situation that i can carry the bulky slr,so my point and shoot will be the alternative.

Some tips for my future reference about Point and Shoot (P & S) especially when to capture night photos without tripod.

1) Long Shutter speed

Luckily my Ixus have ability to adjust the shutter speed in M mode.Trust me, the result is better than auto night scene mode.

2) Used different shutter speed

As i remember,longer shutter speeds will bring in more light.

3) Find something sturdy

Without a tripod is hard to hold the camera when it come for 1 or 2 minute of shutter speed.Find something sturdy like table surface,boxes or anything. Stability is the priority.

4) Breath and squeeze

Keep the finger on the shutter release when taking a photo. Don’t attempt to remove it as it’ll likely cause minor shakes. Take it easy,breath normal and steady.

5) Fiddle with iso

Take manual mode of iso setting. Iso more than 400 will make the photo produce some fairly grainy shots. Lower is better,but remember to set in long shutter speed.

ok..for now.time to pratice...