CAPTD

Photography Troubleshooting

Common photography problems, grouped by the calculator that solves them — likely causes and the fix for each.

Camera Angle Planner

1 fixes
Why Can't I Fit a Tall Subject Fully in Frame?

Camera Settings Diary

1 fixes
Why Can't I Remember What Settings Worked Here Before?

Colour Analyzer

1 fixes
Why Do My Photos Have a Weird Colour Cast?

Crop Factor Calculator

1 fixes
Why Does My Lens Feel Narrower Than Advertised?

Depth of Field Calculator

2 fixes
Why Is My Background Not Blurry Enough? Causes & FixesWhy Is Part of My Group Photo Out of Focus?

Exposure Analyzer

1 fixes
Why Do My Photos Look Fine on Camera but Blown Out on the Computer?

Exposure Calculator

2 fixes
Why Are My Photos Too Dark? Underexposure Causes & FixesWhy Are My Photos Overexposed? Causes and How to Fix It

Field of View Calculator

1 fixes
Why Doesn't My Lens Fit the Whole Scene in Frame?

Flash Power Matrix

2 fixes
Why Is My Flash Photo Overexposed Up Close?Why Is My Flash Photo Too Dark at a Distance?

Golden & Blue Hour Countdown

1 fixes
Why Did I Miss the Best Part of Golden Hour?

Golden & Blue Hour Planner

1 fixes
Why Was Golden Hour Already Over When I Arrived?

Hyperfocal Distance Guide

1 fixes
Why Isn't My Landscape Sharp From Foreground to Background?

Hyperlapse Calculator

1 fixes
Why Did My Hyperlapse Come Out Shaky and Inconsistent?

Lens & Settings Recommender

1 fixes
Why Do I Never Know What Settings to Start With for a New Scene?

Long Exposure Timer

1 fixes
Why Are My Long Exposure Photos Blurry? Causes & Fixes

Milky Way Planner

1 fixes
Why Can't I Find the Milky Way in My Night Sky Photos?

Moon Photography Planner

1 fixes
Why Isn't the Moon Where I Expected It in My Photo?

ND Filter Calculator

2 fixes
Why Is My Long Exposure Overexposed in Daylight?Why Are My Water Long Exposures Not Smooth Enough?

Shadow Predictor

1 fixes
Why Are the Shadows in My Photo Falling the Wrong Way?

Sharpness Analyzer

1 fixes
Why Do My Photos Look Sharp on the Camera Screen but Soft When I Zoom In?

Shot Planner

1 fixes
Why Do I Keep Forgetting Shots at Important Events?

Star Trails Max Shutter Guide

1 fixes
Why Are My Star Photos Trailing Instead of Sharp?

Sun & Moon Compass

1 fixes
Why Can't I Line Up the Sun and Moon the Way I Planned?

Sun Position Calculator

1 fixes
Why Is the Sun in the Wrong Place for My Planned Shot?

Sunrise & Sunset Calculator

1 fixes
Why Did I Arrive After Sunrise Instead of Before It?

Time-lapse Interval Planner

1 fixes
Why Does My Time-lapse Look Jerky Instead of Smooth?