I need publishing quality stop-action while shooting indoors with flash. How sharp is a photo of someone doing jumping jacks without zoom and burst mode set at the INTERMEDIATE setting of 10 fps?
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With much regret, this camera is not really suitable for high speed photography with flash. To take indoor, high speed pictures with flash requires an external flash unit that can flash the same brightness for each shot. In addition, the camera must be able to process the shot to the card. Assuming you may want 8 x 10's with reasonable sharpness, would require a camera in the $850 plus range, with a flash unit in the $350 plus range and shooting cards in the class 6+ range. However, this camera does take good quality, high speed pictures outdoors in bright light. As you increase the fps, the megapixels are reduced. For 30fps, it will take a good quality 4 x 6 picture.
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With much regret, this camera is not really suitable for high speed photography with flash. To take indoor, high speed pictures with flash requires an external flash unit that can flash the same brightness for each shot. In addition, the camera must be able to process the shot to the card. Assuming you may want 8 x 10's with reasonable sharpness, would require a camera in the $850 plus range, with a flash unit in the $350 plus range and shooting cards in the class 6+ range.However, this camera does take good quality, high speed pictures outdoors in bright light. As you increase the fps, the megapixels are reduced. For 30fps, it will take a good quality 4 x 6 picture. With much regret, this camera is not really suitable for high speed photography with flash. To take indoor, high speed pictures with flash requires an external flash unit that can flash the same brightness for each shot. In addition, the camera must be able to process the shot to the card. Assuming you may want 8 x 10's with reasonable sharpness, would require a camera in the $850 plus range, with a flash unit in the $350 plus range and shooting cards in the class 6+ range.However, this camera does take good quality, high speed pictures outdoors in bright... » Read More With much regret, this camera is not really suitable for high speed photography with flash. To take indoor, high speed pictures with flash requires an external flash unit that can flash the same brightness for each shot. In addition, the camera must be able to process the shot to the card. Assuming you may want 8 x 10's with reasonable sharpness, would require a camera in the $850 plus range, with a flash unit in the $350 plus range and shooting cards in the class 6+ range.However, this camera does take good quality, high speed pictures outdoors in bright light. As you increase the fps, the megapixels are reduced. For 30fps, it will take a good quality 4 x 6 picture. « Show Less
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I shoot substantial hi-speed stop-action in/out doors as well as with the flash. Once I knew which setting to use, it's been flawless. Experiment with the settings and you'll see for yourself there are NO shortcomings with what this camera can do. It's best if you use a tripod with the 40x optical zoom if you do stop-action shooting.
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I have been shooting my son's basketball games with my Canon 50D in Manual mode and Canon's EF-S 60mm f/2.8 with the following settings:Shutter = 1/250Aperture = f2.8 ISO = 1600WB = AutoMetering - EvaluativeAF - AI ServoShooting Mode = High-speed ContinousI typically set behind the net and slightly off-center. Although not every shot turns out good, I am very happy with the results and have have received many rave reviews from everyone who has seen the results. The 60mm wide-open allows me to stop-action quite well and is short enough that I'm not cutting of any players as they drive towards the goal line. I have been shooting my son's basketball games with my Canon 50D in Manual mode and Canon's EF-S 60mm f/2.8 with the following settings:Shutter = 1/250Aperture = f2.8 ISO = 1600WB = AutoMetering - EvaluativeAF - AI ServoShooting Mode = High-speed ContinousI typically set behind the net and slightly off-center. Although not every shot turns out good, I am very happy with the results and have have received many rave reviews from everyone who has seen the results. The 60mm wide-open allows me to stop-action quite well and is short enough... » Read More I have been shooting my son's basketball games with my Canon 50D in Manual mode and Canon's EF-S 60mm f/2.8 with the following settings:Shutter = 1/250Aperture = f2.8 ISO = 1600WB = AutoMetering - EvaluativeAF - AI ServoShooting Mode = High-speed ContinousI typically set behind the net and slightly off-center. Although not every shot turns out good, I am very happy with the results and have have received many rave reviews from everyone who has seen the results. The 60mm wide-open allows me to stop-action quite well and is short enough that I'm not cutting of any players as they drive towards the goal line. « Show Less
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It has worked fine for me indoors, even without a flash, as long as I am not too far from my subject. If in a theater, with hundreds of heads bobing and weaving in front of you, the camera is not going to be able to auto focus, if you don't have a clear unobstructed view on the subject to lock the auto focus. But in those cases I have gone to manual focus with good results.
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I have done low-light shooting of youths dancing to Soca/Calypso and Dancehall music while using a Canon hot shoe flash unit on my Rebel T4i with great results. There is almost no blur once you set the camera to function at night setting hand-held...no tripod. I also get good results in low light using the night settings 'with tripod'. The camera's lenses have built-in anti shake systems and I have no complaints with it's operation in any condition so far. Skill to handle such situations guarantee an even better result. This camera is good as any and better than many...I have no regrets.
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Pretty good. I don't use it for sports where I need quick follow up. I also have not tried quick follow up flash. I do notice when a camera is slower than reasonable between shots but I had no complaints. I actually bought this because my son has one which he really likes. He would definitely complain if it was slow between shots. He likes his and I have really liked mine. Just get an extra battery or two. Amazon for under $10. Hope that helps
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Assuming his was bought for macro, why are you shooting at 1.8? I rarely shoot at anything below f14 when using this flash.
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We had best results at monter jam using the high speed burst mode. Manual mode allows shutter speed to be set. search for manual mode and shutter speed http://service.us.panasonic.com/OPERMANPDF/DMCZS5.PDF
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Its too slow for continuous action shots. Regarding stopping action oin a single shot---only in bright sunlight and not on 'auto'
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it's been a while since i've used manual settings on a camera and i seem to have forgotton a lot, are there any websites out there that review what shutter speeds are appropriate for low light, action, etc.? Thanks!
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You can get some nice crisp photos/text at close range using the "Macro" setting. Need to turn the flash off though...which of course slows the shutter speed. Takeing a picture of a page is very doable though and it looks fantastic. I was really suprised when I tried it.
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No problem. Just pay mind its a harsh flash. If you're planning on using the camera casually its great, but you might eventually want to go the extra mile for a nicer model for the flash itself. Two cents.
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It has great frame rates taking 4fps. The action setting makes shooting sporting events really easy I use it all the time for swim meets and my pictures turn out great. Make sure you look at the white balance for the indoor stadiums and other highly lit events so you don't use a flash and wash out your subjects.
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I agree with Tom's advice though you may be able to get away with something like the Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4.0-5.6 IS if you're not trying to capture fast action and the stage lighting is fairly bright.For camera settings, I'd use AV or TV mode. In TV mode, set your shutter speed to 1/100 sec or faster to avoid camera shake blurring if you're shooting handheld. You may need to adjust the ISO depending on the stage lighting. In AV mode, adjust your aperture to achieve this shutter speed or faster.
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It's great. I actually use the camera to take pictures of martial arts. The speed is fast, I can always capture the moment that I want. The only problem is that the flash always goes off in this mode. I am not sure if I can add flash in the action mode -- I have not figured out yet.
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What you are talking about are ISO settings. ISO settings are for LIGHTING situations when not wanting to use the flash. Not to forget that the higher the ISO the more noise there is. So Ill tell you what, try using your camera on ISO 800 without the flash, and take a pic while shaking your hand. It doesnt have to be violent, just up and down. Or you can even try taking an action shot. Then, tell me how great it comes out. Or, you can read this... http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/27/canons-powershot-sd630-review-roundup/
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Thanks for the response. Have you tried recording a movie in low light?What type of Cannon are you a fan of? I'm looking for something to take good action pics at gymnastics meets and to record some movies of routines as well.
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I received my SX10 IS two days ago. In very bright light the camera is speedy at focusing and writing images. Indoors is a different story. Even with the ISO set to 800 (which does produce some usable images, a step forward for Canon), focusing is very, very slow--if the camera achieves focus at all. It does have a continuous shooting mode. I've been a dedicated Canon user for 30 years. This is my fifth PowerShot, and it is the first one I've owned that has been a challenge to get good pictures in manual mode, which I use almost exclusively. Before I send the SX 10 back I intend to give it every opportunity under a variety of conditions to show me its chops, but my gut tells me it will get returned after its workout. When zooming the lens defaults to its largest aperture, 5.7 just after you pass the 35mm equivalent of a 100mm, and image stabilization just doesn't quite meet the challenge. Additionally, all of my pictures have had a lackluster blue cast which I can correct in Photoshop, but I'd like to be able to enjoy at least a FEW pictures right out of the camera without a lot of post editing! Hope this helps.