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You could set the iso on 400 then a faster shutter but at 60 yards not sure if anything will work. Doesn't take much movement at that distance to blur the picture when the lighting is low.
I'm not that much help to you but maybe someone else can help.
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It is going to be hard to capture because of shutter lag. A couple things you can shoot for are:
1.) faster shutter speed.
2.) bump up your iso to achieve faster shutter speed.
3.) stop down your aperature (f4+) this will make more of the photo in-focus
4.) manually set your white balance. This speeds the camera up. If it has to figure out which white balance to set, it is doing more work than it should (thus takes longer to capture the pic)
Manually setting as many settings as possible will help the cam perform faster/better. Speeding up the shutter speed will allow a smaller aperature (f4-f8). Increasing the iso will allow a faster shutter also. I would probably suggest shutter priority mode. Try to set it where the aperature is as close to f4 (or bigger) as possible, without going any slower than 1/120 sec. (the faster the shutter and closer to f8 is what you would ideally want). the variable that will make the biggest difference is higher iso. if you only want faster shutter, make sure your f-stop is around f2 (as small of an f-value as possible) clear as mud?
pic looks pretty good. these are really hard to get. especially in low light
1.) faster shutter speed.
2.) bump up your iso to achieve faster shutter speed.
3.) stop down your aperature (f4+) this will make more of the photo in-focus
4.) manually set your white balance. This speeds the camera up. If it has to figure out which white balance to set, it is doing more work than it should (thus takes longer to capture the pic)
Manually setting as many settings as possible will help the cam perform faster/better. Speeding up the shutter speed will allow a smaller aperature (f4-f8). Increasing the iso will allow a faster shutter also. I would probably suggest shutter priority mode. Try to set it where the aperature is as close to f4 (or bigger) as possible, without going any slower than 1/120 sec. (the faster the shutter and closer to f8 is what you would ideally want). the variable that will make the biggest difference is higher iso. if you only want faster shutter, make sure your f-stop is around f2 (as small of an f-value as possible) clear as mud?
pic looks pretty good. these are really hard to get. especially in low light
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Thanks for the tips guys!
lan-lord,
Definately clear as mud! Now I just have to figure out what you just said!
CB
lan-lord,
Definately clear as mud! Now I just have to figure out what you just said!
CB
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whoa, I just re-read my post. It didnt even make sense to me (and I wrote it). I kind of combined 2 concepts/answers into one.
(you asked about this one)
To increase shutter speed:
1.) bump up your ISO setting [200,400]. The higher the iso, the more noise. If it was me on my camera, I would try not to go any higher than iso-200. Bumping up the ISO basically increases the signal/noise ratio. You want less signal (light coming into the lens) which means you can have a faster shutter speed (eg the shutter does not have to stay open as long to capture the photo). The trade off is more noise. In other words, the less signal you need, the more noise you get. thats how you get the signal/noise ratio.
2.) shoot in aperature priority mode and force the aperature to the smallest f-value (like around f2). What this says is that you dont need as much light because your depth of field is not as deep. That is how you get the blurred background type shots.
(I responded in regards to this one)
To decrease shutter lag:
This is a common problem with shooting moving objects. It takes the camera a little bit to figure out what to do before the camera captures the photo. You can decrease the shutter lag by:
1.) setting the white balance. (not auto wb)
2.) shooting in aperature or shutter priority.
All that is left is the autofocus.(you dont want to do that manually on a moving target)
Now, a couple of issues may come from the above suggestions. Shooting at f2 helps with a faster shutter speed, but may not be deep enough. Your subject may be outside the depth of field (DOF) and therefore be out of focus. so you can get more of the photo in focus by setting the f-value to a bigger number (called stopping down) so f4+ is going to give you more real estate in focus. The draw back to this is stopping down the aperature requires the shutter to stay open longer. (ie slower shutter speed). So shooting in low light really does not help the situation. The biggest factor is going to be bumping up the iso. If you still need/want a faster shutter, compromise on the f-value.
an alternative (I do it some) is to keep the iso at 100, keep the shutter at what I want (around 1/125) and force the aperature to f4. The result is that my photos come out dark, but I can boost the brightness in photoshop to help compensate. (1/125 is the slowest that I like to shoot for deer, otherwise their movement blurrs the photo)
so, I probably just stirred up the mud. let me know if you need more info on some of the above.
(you asked about this one)
To increase shutter speed:
1.) bump up your ISO setting [200,400]. The higher the iso, the more noise. If it was me on my camera, I would try not to go any higher than iso-200. Bumping up the ISO basically increases the signal/noise ratio. You want less signal (light coming into the lens) which means you can have a faster shutter speed (eg the shutter does not have to stay open as long to capture the photo). The trade off is more noise. In other words, the less signal you need, the more noise you get. thats how you get the signal/noise ratio.
2.) shoot in aperature priority mode and force the aperature to the smallest f-value (like around f2). What this says is that you dont need as much light because your depth of field is not as deep. That is how you get the blurred background type shots.
(I responded in regards to this one)
To decrease shutter lag:
This is a common problem with shooting moving objects. It takes the camera a little bit to figure out what to do before the camera captures the photo. You can decrease the shutter lag by:
1.) setting the white balance. (not auto wb)
2.) shooting in aperature or shutter priority.
All that is left is the autofocus.(you dont want to do that manually on a moving target)
Now, a couple of issues may come from the above suggestions. Shooting at f2 helps with a faster shutter speed, but may not be deep enough. Your subject may be outside the depth of field (DOF) and therefore be out of focus. so you can get more of the photo in focus by setting the f-value to a bigger number (called stopping down) so f4+ is going to give you more real estate in focus. The draw back to this is stopping down the aperature requires the shutter to stay open longer. (ie slower shutter speed). So shooting in low light really does not help the situation. The biggest factor is going to be bumping up the iso. If you still need/want a faster shutter, compromise on the f-value.
an alternative (I do it some) is to keep the iso at 100, keep the shutter at what I want (around 1/125) and force the aperature to f4. The result is that my photos come out dark, but I can boost the brightness in photoshop to help compensate. (1/125 is the slowest that I like to shoot for deer, otherwise their movement blurrs the photo)
so, I probably just stirred up the mud. let me know if you need more info on some of the above.
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Hey thanx chris, that help me out a bunch...I think???
