Fast-focus camera
Nov 25, 2011 11:17:29 #
StinkyDave
Loc: NE Indiana
My older, high-end point and shoot Sony stops the action very well in shutter priority mode. But as my wife shoots landscapes from our moving RV, the camera doesn't focus as fast as I would like, leaving some shots way too blurry. I'm ready to buy a new camera. Is there a certain spec I should pay attention too that assures a fast focus?
Nov 25, 2011 21:47:46 #
I would bet a new camera wouldn't help. Technique may, more practice, lower speed.......
Nov 25, 2011 21:54:07 #
dave.speeking wrote:
I would bet a new camera wouldn't help. Technique may, more practice, lower speed.......
Lower traveling speed
Faster shutter speed.
Nov 26, 2011 06:58:18 #
Don't know if this will help. I have a nikon 70-300mm vr with a setting for the vr in motion. I've shot images out of the window, to evaluate, at 60mph with little or no blurring.
Nov 26, 2011 07:22:19 #
Any autofocus camera will have a hard time focusing at 60mph. Pick a subject and pan with it to give the AF time to find a lock. Higher shutter speed and possibly ISO will help, too. The AF is independent of the shutter speed, and still needs a little time to get a focus lock.
Nov 26, 2011 08:03:04 #
BBNC wrote:
Any autofocus camera will have a hard time focusing at 60mph. Pick a subject and pan with it to give the AF time to find a lock. Higher shutter speed and possibly ISO will help, too. The AF is independent of the shutter speed, and still needs a little time to get a focus lock.
BBNC....you're correct....I focused aimed ahead to let the focus set up.
Nov 26, 2011 10:04:34 #
Paw Paw Bill
Loc: d
When the RV is bouncing down the road and therefore the camera is also in motion, no autofocus system will work well.
Try to use manual focus and choose infinity. Use as short a shutter speed as possible with the aperture closed down some. Wide open aperture for this type of shot is not a great idea.
As had been noted earlier....the solution is not another camera as much as it is technique. (unless you are trying to generate an excuse to improve your equipment with the approval of the spouse.)
Try to use manual focus and choose infinity. Use as short a shutter speed as possible with the aperture closed down some. Wide open aperture for this type of shot is not a great idea.
As had been noted earlier....the solution is not another camera as much as it is technique. (unless you are trying to generate an excuse to improve your equipment with the approval of the spouse.)
Nov 26, 2011 10:06:09 #
Nov 26, 2011 12:13:05 #
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