Russch

Cannot seem to get subjects clear when they are in motion, not necessarily fast motion either. What settings do I need to use? Sometimes these are unplanned shots while traveling so time may not be available to change settings. Example would be a pic of a chef making a dessert after dinner. Just pouring liquids onto the plate had his hand very blurry.

I am mostly using the Auto selection.
Thanks in advance for the help.

Bob Mevis Loc: Plymouth, Indiana

Set your shutter speed faster. You can do this in manual mode.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Low light requires slow shutter speeds and/or high ISO. Slow shutter speeds capture motion, either your own from hand-holding or elements moving in the photo.

Take a look at videos or buy an amazon book on Learning Exposure. You'll be very glad you did

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Can your repost and store the original file so we can see and comment on the EXIF data? You'll get your best help from analysis of the technical details.

BebuLamar

I think you did an excellent job holding the camera. I personally wouldn't be able to do so. If I use a shutter speed slow enough so that the hand motion is blurred then you can also see the camera movement as well.

bw79st Loc: New York City

Offhand it seems your shutter speed is too slow. Check your exif data on the image to see what shutter speed you were shooting at. Assuming everything else (ISO, f stop, WB) is set in auto mode move the selector wheel off AUTO to "S" and set your shutter speed at, at least, 60 when you are shooting indoors in conditions such as your posted photo. You can play with that shutter speed, making it faster or slower as needed to see what works best.

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

I have to agree with Linda as usual. You point out not much motion however what motion there is happened inside a somewhat dimly lit restaurant. It appears the exposure is pretty good except that the people are moving. You would need to use a lower shutter speed, open your lens to allow in more light or raise the ISO if not using Auto.

If you post another photo copy of the photo as Paul suggests our experts can tell you exactly what the camera did to give you that photo.

Dennis

gvarner Loc: Central Oregon Coast

Your shutter speed is to slow. Either use your built-in flash for these types of grab shots or learn how to adjust ISO and shutter speed and aperture for low light situations.

Russch

As suggested. This picture inside is just an example. It occurs outside as well in good light. Is there somewhere in the menu of the camera that sets shutter speed in Auto Mode? Sometimes hard for us “Newbies” to decipher language in these menus as they use terms that we do not understand. Not to mention the poor English.

How do I find this data on my pictures?

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CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Thank you for posting the original. The EXIF data was viewed with 'EXIF Viewer', a free plug-in for Chrome. Alternatively, the file can be downloaded and viewed in most any image edit software.

We see 1/10 is too slow to freeze motion. As a general rule, a digital camera in any of the 'auto' modes will seek first the widest aperture and slowest shutter before raising the ISO. We see this bias in this image as well. Adding a flash would likely push the shutter to 1/60, if not faster. Assuming the aperture was as wide as possible at 20mm, using Shutter Priority and AUTO ISO, at say 1/30 to 1/50, and without using a flash, would force the camera to respond by raising the ISO. At 1/30 I'd expect to still see some blur in the serving spoon, but everything else in the frame would be close to frozen. Program mode could do the same, with the photographer adjusting the shutterspeed with each shot. This image by image adjustment can be difficult, where defaulting the shutter speed in Shutter Priority is the more efficient approach to take more control over the how the camera operates.

The yellow comes from the lights. Some quick post processing will help remove some / all the yellow. Updating the camera from auto WB to the incandecent / fluorescent modes while shooting is another option.

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gvarner Loc: Central Oregon Coast

Set your camera on Manual mode and learn how to make the adjustments necessary to get proper exposure. And practice. Subjects in motion need a faster shutter speed to stop the motion. There are ways to get that done. In order to properly use all those different modes, you have to know what your camera is doing in each. It looks to me like you have a long way to go in understanding exposure basics. There is a lot of material on YouTube that can help you with this.

gvarner Loc: Central Oregon Coast

In AUTO Mode, the camera does not know that you want to stop motion. Also in AUTO Mode, you cannot tell the camera what shutter speed to select. If you want to use a specific shutter speed you have to use Shutter preferred mode where you set the shutter speed and the camera sets the Aperture and ISO or Manual mode where you set all the parameters manually. Learn how to do that and you will be well on your way to mastering the technology of photography.

wdross Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado

There are times that "Auto-I" will not give one what they want. Most of the time the auto mode of a camera can "see" via how the light, and its levels, hits the sensor how to expose, but not perfectly all the time. Auto mode, in my opinion, is accurate about 80 to 85% of the time. In this case, going to program or shutter mode would allow you to control the shutter speed better. And another suggestion, you might want to leave in a little blur since that will show that they are not mannequins while keeping the ISO lower for less noise.

DWU2 Loc: Phoenix Arizona area

Or, in shutter priority mode.

wdross Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado

And program mode too. In this situation, probably any of the three modes would have done better than Auto-I.