Camera shake
Aug 6, 2021 23:18:09 #
Aug 6, 2021 23:24:11 #
On a DSLR from Canon, mirror lockup takes a picture after the mechanical action stops. With mirrorless cameras, I'm assuming elimination of the mirror action returns a sharper image given other sources of camera shake controlled.
vma wrote:
How to prevent camera shake
Aug 6, 2021 23:25:23 #
Prevent: Monopod, tripod, brace on a solid object.
Mitigate: Learn how to hold your camera correctly, faster shutter speeds, VR lenses.
I'm sure others will have more and better ideas.
Mitigate: Learn how to hold your camera correctly, faster shutter speeds, VR lenses.
I'm sure others will have more and better ideas.
Aug 6, 2021 23:27:12 #
vma wrote:
How to prevent camera shake
Use the view finder not the rear screen, tuck your arms in tight to your body, position your feet so your stance is well balanced, if possible brace yourself against a wall, telephone pole, or other sturdy object.
Or use a tripod.
Aug 7, 2021 00:08:36 #
Aug 7, 2021 00:41:58 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
Prevent Monopod, tripod, brace on a solid object.
Mitigate: Learn how to hold your camera correctly, faster shutter speeds, VR lenses.
I'm sure others will have more and better ideas.
Mitigate: Learn how to hold your camera correctly, faster shutter speeds, VR lenses.
I'm sure others will have more and better ideas.
No, you've hit the high points. Shutter speed goes a long way.
Aug 7, 2021 03:45:57 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
Prevent: Monopod, tripod, brace on a solid object.
Mitigate: Learn how to hold your camera correctly, faster shutter speeds, VR lenses.
I'm sure others will have more and better ideas.
Mitigate: Learn how to hold your camera correctly, faster shutter speeds, VR lenses.
I'm sure others will have more and better ideas.
To that I would add using a shutter delay if your camera gives you a practical option. I use 0.5 sec. delay with my Z5, which I'd say is just about right for hand-held shots. If the shortest delay that your camera offers is 2 sec. or longer, that may be too slow. You risk missing things if the delay is too long.
Aug 7, 2021 06:55:09 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
vma wrote:
How to prevent camera shake
VR
Or, use your body's own tripod. Grab the camera in your right hand, hold under the lens with your left. Now put your elbows against your body and the camera to your eye, now you have 5 points of contact, also use VR.
Take a breath, as you let it out slowly, slowly and smoothly press the shutter.
A shutter speed of 1/500 sec. or faster also helps.
Aug 7, 2021 07:16:33 #
billnikon wrote:
VR Or, use your body's own tripod. Grab the camera in your right hand, hold under the lens with your left. Now put your elbows against your body and the camera to your eye, now you have 5 points of contact, also use VR. Take a breath, as you let it out slowly, slowly and smoothly press the shutter. A shutter speed of 1/500 sec. or faster also helps.
Yes, good advice. Also using a tennis ball filled with plaster of Paris is helpful. Left-hand grips the ball eagle claws and the right hand against the camera allows firing and better steadies the camera. This reference shows how, but does not add the plaster of Paris... and for mine, I increased the length of the screw to allow my fingers to better grip the ball.
Aug 7, 2021 07:28:42 #
Drink coffee?
Stop a few hours or so before shooting.
It will give your hands the jitters...normally not a problem or even detectable.
But it will work against you when imaging.
Stop a few hours or so before shooting.
It will give your hands the jitters...normally not a problem or even detectable.
But it will work against you when imaging.
Aug 7, 2021 09:24:51 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
Prevent: Monopod, tripod, brace on a solid object.
Mitigate: Learn how to hold your camera correctly, faster shutter speeds, VR lenses.
I'm sure others will have more and better ideas.
Mitigate: Learn how to hold your camera correctly, faster shutter speeds, VR lenses.
I'm sure others will have more and better ideas.
Aug 7, 2021 10:04:37 #
Strodav
Loc: Houston, Tx
I assume you mean hand held camera shake. Try this exercise at home. Start with a wider lens like a 35mm on a FF camera, no VR please. Point your camera at a small sharp target in P mode, it doesn't matter what it is as long as your AF locks and you can see exactly where the target is at in the frame. Then practice pressing the shutter button so the image in the view finder does not change before, during, or after the shutter actuation, i.e., no camera movement. You can even download your images and check sharpness. Once you've mastered it with a wider angle lens, start upping the focal length.
Aug 7, 2021 10:11:52 #
I have found that "I" am the cause of any camera-shake that I encounter and if I can't control myself, which I can't, then I need to so something to help reduce my influence on the camera.
One of the things that helped greatly was to take a "walking stick" along with me. I use a slim monopod as my "stick" for it can collapse for ease of carry. I DO NOT attach the camera to it. I use it much like one would use a pool-cue where I can quickly slide my hand up or down the length to brace my camera against the hand holding the stick. It is quick and variable for shooting with the camera at any elevation I need.
It was the one thing that I have done that made a drastic improvement in my ventures in the field with the camera. Also, when shooting close ups or macro the slightest tremor appears to be magnified in the viewfinder so anything that helps really helps.
One of the things that helped greatly was to take a "walking stick" along with me. I use a slim monopod as my "stick" for it can collapse for ease of carry. I DO NOT attach the camera to it. I use it much like one would use a pool-cue where I can quickly slide my hand up or down the length to brace my camera against the hand holding the stick. It is quick and variable for shooting with the camera at any elevation I need.
It was the one thing that I have done that made a drastic improvement in my ventures in the field with the camera. Also, when shooting close ups or macro the slightest tremor appears to be magnified in the viewfinder so anything that helps really helps.
Aug 7, 2021 10:11:59 #
One mistake I often see is photographers move the whole camera when they push the shutter release button. Usually they push the camera down but sometimes away from their face. It is imperative to keep looking through the viewfinder all the way through the shot and then check to see if the camera moved. Practice can help a lot. You can also practice your grip and technique by taking the longest, heaviest lens you have, turn off IS or VR, use a single focus point and try to hold it steady on a small point or target. You can also check your technique by taking a high speed sequence and then seeing how much movement there was between frames when you download them. I shoot handheld 99% of the time and these tips really helped me.
Aug 7, 2021 10:17:21 #
Gently squeeze the shutter button, don't "press" it.
Sometimes I see a friend "press" the shutter, and I can actually see the camera angle move downward.
Sometimes I see a friend "press" the shutter, and I can actually see the camera angle move downward.
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