Im looking for a professional camera, but i was wondering which camera is good at catching action shots?
I’m looking for a camera that catches really detailed clear action shots? Or can someone tell me how to achieve this on any camera (except from putting it to sports mode, which doesnt produce detailed images) Thanks 🙂
Is this what you mean by "catching action shots"?
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It is NOT necessary to spend $5,000 for a professional camera. For under $700 you can buy an entry level dSLR like the Nikon D3100.
Any camera with shutter speeds up to 1/4000 or beyond can certainly catch action.
How detailed the shot is, is up to YOU after that point. You have to take control of the camera to assure sharp focus, NO camera or subject movement that causes blur and perfect exposure.
The quickest way to learn how to control such a camera is to take a class in photography and learn the fundamentals of photography. Without knowing them, you will flounder and become frustrated using a fully adjustable camera trying to learn using the "try and fail" method and a long the way, pick up some really bad habits
you just need really fast shutter speed (extremely big fractional number) and a tripod from keeping the camera from shaking (if u were to use your hands, there is always going to be some sort of movement that moves the camera)
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Is this what you mean by "catching action shots"?
http://s862.photobucket.com/albums/ab182/fotomanaz/Answers%20album/?action=view¤t=iCYO_9697c.jpg&newest=1
It is NOT necessary to spend $5,000 for a professional camera. For under $700 you can buy an entry level dSLR like the Nikon D3100.
Any camera with shutter speeds up to 1/4000 or beyond can certainly catch action.
How detailed the shot is, is up to YOU after that point. You have to take control of the camera to assure sharp focus, NO camera or subject movement that causes blur and perfect exposure.
The quickest way to learn how to control such a camera is to take a class in photography and learn the fundamentals of photography. Without knowing them, you will flounder and become frustrated using a fully adjustable camera trying to learn using the "try and fail" method and a long the way, pick up some really bad habits
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For daylight games I usually use shutter priority and keep the shutter around 1/1000 or faster if light permits. If you have a DSLR that gives you good images above ISO 400 that’s very handy as it helps get that extra shutter speed on a cloudy day. I also use a monopod for most sports.
So set your ISO to 400 to start, and set shutter speed to 1/800 and see what aperture you get. At 1/800 of second you will freeze people but not a pitched ball or football in the air. If it is bright enough – you are set! If not, you need to increase the ISO (at the risk of introducing digital noise) or decrease the shutter speed.
For night games, good ISO performance is a must, along with a fast lens. Expect to shoot at ISO 1600 at F2.8 and you may be underexposing by up to a full stop.
This is a recent shot I took
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chicagodigitalphotos/5079898900/
It was shot at ISO 400, Aperture F6.3 and Shutter 1/800.
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Something like this?
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4103/4946438602_cd1ed81274_b.jpg
Any dslr can do that. Biggest challenge is your own reaction speed. Things like this you have very limited time to compose, focus and shoot.
This:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4138/4882736261_caaed64d8b_b.jpg
Is a lot more demanding and takes a high end camera.
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