Camera questions

My cousin's band is playing at Bourbon Street Saturday night and im gonna take the camera with me. I know someone can give me tips on getting good/decent pictures with the SX20IS. That is if it can even get good pictures in the lighting provided.

is it a dslr camera?

No. But its not a simple point and shoot

Then my instructions for you are POINT AND SHOOT

hmmm, i think you can still adjust the apperture and the shutter speed am I right?

Yea. It has a full manual mode

best thing to do is use the apperture priority mode(Av mode). Set it to the lowest number which I believe is 3.5. This setting basically allows you to get as much light as possible in the picture.

also:
set your ISO to 400
make sure your camera is in auto focus

If you need more help, I could probably go there sat. night to help you out with taking pictures.

If you wanna come thats cool. I just needed a good basis to start that why im not taking pictures all night trying to get it to come out right.

I have to double check my sched. for that day, lol! but yea, that's the best advice I could give you coz it's kinda hard explaining it without holding the camera. lol!

Thats cool. Doors open at 8 and its 15 at the door.

I know what you mean. I'll probably practice with the first couple bands.

You may end up in full manual as the AV mode won't allow for decent enough shutter speeds in low light. Also, Bourbon Street is not known for having decent light for taking good pics with a point & shoot. Using the force flash will be a must! Good luck, Alex and hopefully some of the pics turn out good