Wikipedia:Wikipedia Loves Art/US-UK/Museum Photography/Museum Photography checklist (compact digicam)

Equipment

□ Camera(s)

□ Sharpie or pen; pencil if museum rules disallow the former

□ Index Cards

□ White card/plastic to set white balance (if possible)

Camera settings

• Flash off if museum rules state such
• Program mode (OR "portrait" OR "auto")

ISO

• Normal lighting = 200 ISO
• Darker lighting = 400 ISO
• Very dark = 800 to 1600 ISO, only if necessary

Aperture

• Not necessary to set in basic Program mode
• Lowest possible (f/2.8 for some cameras, f/8 for others)

Shutter speed

• Not necessary to set in Program mode
• Lowest possible with no blur; 50 is best, 20 if possible

White Balance

• White balance set manually if possible, or on "auto" if not