Bush Rummager 4,767 Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 Hope i'm not telling folks how to suck eggs and all that... here's a little tip for getting a sharp in focus action shot using any compact camera.. its simple really... pre focusing! Right... point the camera where you know the action is going to be.. and where you want the shot tacken, half press the shutter button so the camera has ALREADY focused on that area, that is were all compact cameras fall short.. shutter lag! so by pre focusing you have eliminated that vital second or so.... once the dog is in the right place, hit the shutter right the way down, and with a dose of luck you might just well nail the shot you were after! Off the top of my head, you could pre focus... on say, a gate your dog was about to jump.... an expected bolt hole if you've got a ferret in or a foot or so in front of a trap with a wippet inside... A lot of recent compact cameras have a 'burst' mode, and will fire 8 or even ten shots off in a row, so would even better your odds of getting that vital shot you were after, some cameras at a limited resolution though.. but some more top end models at their full res! You cant beat a dslr and good lense for action shots, but not everyone wants to part with that sort of money... whatever camera you've got its always good to push it to its limits and get the most out of it! Hope that made some sense... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dytkos 17,853 Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 Piece of piss :laugh: Cheers, D. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bush Rummager 4,767 Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 Piece of piss :laugh: Cheers, D. Haha...! oh well.. Maybe you need a bit more light! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 Piece of piss :laugh: Cheers, D. :laugh: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steve66 3,593 Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 a fast shutter speed will stop the action without blurring however the faster the shutter speed and longer the lense is the less light there will be so the iso will need to be adjusted dependent on the natural light available , best to try to get the fastest shutter speed you can get for the lense your using in normal daylight and stick with that. welcome to club fuzzy Been a proud member of club fuzzy for a number of years now I quite like that picture 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
apollo 9 Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 (edited) Ive recently bought a second hand canon sx40 hs and whilst out the other day i took these shots using the above method focusing first and using the 8 shot burst mode and i know they are not whippets but were still moving at a pace and with some zoom too...lol Edited December 17, 2012 by apollo 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Forrest Gump 10 Posted December 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 Thanks guys for all the hints/tips and suggestions, still undecided as to which camera to buy. However, i now have a greater understanding of what to look for, Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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