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Camera geeks, what to get?
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Friendandfellowathlete
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The last really good pics I took were last 4th of July at the rodeo. I'll have to post then sometime
dusteefartz
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Mitch your pics are awesome! If you have time will you please PM me I want to learn how to use my DSLR (Nikon D3000) I took a few classes but I still cant seem to grasp the Manuel mode all my pics come out looking like shit! some do come out lookiing great thou. My main prob is that the pics I take of my kids come out blurry or not completly in focus.
Hahaha, freaking true though.
PDaddy, what exactly are the applications and expectations you have for the camera?
Do you need reach? Is picture quality a top priority?
There are some point and shoots that offer quality above that of a cell phone, but the typical P&S is a POS.
What's your budget? What about size? Is size a determining factor? Mirrorless cameras offer small size and good image quality.
When I started into photography, I was freaking clueless. I bought an P&S, albeit an expensive one, and I was continually disappointed with the results in terms of sharpness, color depth and noise. I went and bought a DSLR and never looked back. There is no comparison. Then I used an FF (dslr with 35mm sensor) with top of the line lenses and the results are nothing short of amazing. Baller!
If you have the latest smart phone, 90% of P&S are worthless. An iPhone or a Galaxy S3 or S4 will do the job just as well.
I like the Nikon 1 V1 as a bridge between a point-n-shoot and a DSLR. It's compact like a p'n's but it has an eye-level viewfinder, and it has interchangable lenses if you ever outgrow the lens that comes with the kit. The weak point is its sensor doesn't have the best resolution specs.
You need to increase your shutter speed to eliminate motion blur, and adjust your ISO and Fstop accordingly for a proper exposure.
Also, if they are running around, you need to be on Servo mode, which will actively update your focus point as the subject moves.
oh, i didn't see you asked a question.
Yeah, your shutter speed is too slow. What aperture are you shooting at? You can bump the aperture up (smaller number) which will allow more light to enter the sensor which will in turn increase your shutter speed and freeze the image. You can play around with the ISO but i typically like to leave it at 100 or so unless it's kinda dark out and i will start to bump it up a lil.
if you're doing candid photos of your children playing around you can shoot in shutter priority and the camera will automatically adjust everything to give you the desired shutter speed. 1/250s is fast enough to freeze the shot in action.
If you'er doing portraits you can shoot in aperture priority.
Use those 2 settings until you can grasp how Aperture, Shutter Speed and Iso work.
Once you get the hang of that you can start playing with ambient light and introduce some off camera flash switch to manual mode and take some great shots and be in full control.
Yeah, your shutter speed is too slow. What aperture are you shooting at? You can bump the aperture up (smaller number) which will allow more light to enter the sensor which will in turn increase your shutter speed and freeze the image. You can play around with the ISO but i typically like to leave it at 100 or so unless it's kinda dark out and i will start to bump it up a lil.
if you're doing candid photos of your children playing around you can shoot in shutter priority and the camera will automatically adjust everything to give you the desired shutter speed. 1/250s is fast enough to freeze the shot in action.
If you'er doing portraits you can shoot in aperture priority.
Use those 2 settings until you can grasp how Aperture, Shutter Speed and Iso work.
Once you get the hang of that you can start playing with ambient light and introduce some off camera flash switch to manual mode and take some great shots and be in full control.
