Dispondent over camera
Dec 13, 2011 23:02:34 #
bgcokeonut wrote:
The first two shots were the canon. And yes we wer... (show quote)
I am a NIkon user, so I can't help you, but I am going to apologize for the rude ppl on here! There are some very angry/grouchy ppl on this site! I wish you well, and hope you can fix ur camera issue, and keep shooting no matter if you're shooting through dirty glass on a bus or not! :thumbup:
Dec 13, 2011 23:18:49 #
docrob
Loc: Durango, Colorado
bgcokeonut wrote:
I love taking pictures. My panasonic lumix was won... (show quote)
Personally am curious why you did not replace the old lumix with a new one?
Dec 13, 2011 23:29:15 #
wow, there is that pesky read the book comment again :-)
I have read mine like crazy and except for minor things like where to put the battery, and what buttons may do what I didnt learn much. Best thing ever was an early post suggesting a few hundred pictures to get a feel for the camera and maybe what I did which was by the " For Dummies" which really was helpful.
I have read mine like crazy and except for minor things like where to put the battery, and what buttons may do what I didnt learn much. Best thing ever was an early post suggesting a few hundred pictures to get a feel for the camera and maybe what I did which was by the " For Dummies" which really was helpful.
Dec 14, 2011 21:11:50 #
Have just seen your post, a couple days late, but I would like to add something. I am not familiar with your Lumix camera, but my Sony has settings for auto, portrait, etc. Does your camera have a setting for movement, like a "sports runner" icon? That might help. I also find that shooting while moving, and I have done this while driving down the highway on my trips to get shots of the landscape, tend to be blurry in the foreground; however, if you try to keep the subject in the camera frame still and move the camera counter to the way the bus is going, your subject should stay in focus. Race car photographers use this trick...move with the car, and the background is blurred, keep the camera focused on the background and snap the car as it comes by, and the car is blurred. Just keep practicing, and don't mind some of the people on this site. I think a lot of them think that they are better than they are....give someone a bit of power......
Dec 14, 2011 21:24:58 #
This is, I hope, if I did it right, a shot of the Bellagio fountains in Las Vegas. True, I was standing outside, but I think that the theory is similar. I shut the flash off, and the shutter speed was a bit slower. On a bus, the movement of the bus can cause a problem....bumps and all that. Try to get yourself as stable as possible under the circumstances. Is their a possibility of opening the bus window? That would help also. I tried to take some shots from a moving bus in Las Vegas and failed miserably, but there is ambient light inside the bus, and that was the problem. If I had had a jacket, I would have put it over my head and camera to seal out some of the light, which might be something you could try as well. Keep experimenting and don't get discouraged. One of these days, you will get a "keeper."
Dec 14, 2011 21:31:28 #
OK, I think I have the right way to send now....
Bellagio Fountain
Dust devil from moving car
Dec 14, 2011 21:39:09 #
tad1937 wrote:
True a Canon is not a Leica and vice versus, however when you read the specs on professional work you see Canon and Nikon, but to be honest in as far as I have read those specs Leica wasn't mentioned. I have heard ever since I even gave a thought about photography about Leica quality and I am sure all that is true but looking at the price of a Leica range finder I cannot see any reason to spend the money difference, even if I had just won the lottery
Actually the little Leica cameras like the Leica V-Lux 30 are made by Panasonic for Leica with the Leica name on them. They even look like a Panasonic. You just have to pay more for that little red circle with Leica in it than you have to for one that says Panasonic on it...
Dec 14, 2011 21:44:46 #
bgcokeonut, You might look into a point and shoot that has image stabilization of some sort, that might help some with the slow shutter speed shots.
Dec 14, 2011 21:59:25 #
i suspect that most, if not all, of your problem is that unlike the Lumix cameras, there is no image stabilization in the A2200. you're used to being able to shoot at slower shutter speeds with the Lumix and letting the IS compensate for camera shake at slow shutter speeds. without the IS, camera shake is making your low-light images look blurry and out of focus.
the A2200 does have a "blur reduction mode", which basically cranks up the ISO and shoots images at a much reduced resolution of 3.5Mp.
from what i can tell, the A2200 is pretty good for daylight snapshots, but not a whole lot else.
the A2200 does have a "blur reduction mode", which basically cranks up the ISO and shoots images at a much reduced resolution of 3.5Mp.
from what i can tell, the A2200 is pretty good for daylight snapshots, but not a whole lot else.
Dec 15, 2011 14:44:22 #
Dec 18, 2011 19:49:14 #
bgcokeonut, you have been given many suggestions, but you have not come back to say if we have even helped you, or how any one camera regardless of make can be hand held to take pictures from a moving vehicle...Hope you found something in our mushings. L3
:lol:
bgcokeonut wrote:
I love taking pictures. My panasonic lumix was won... (show quote)
:lol:
Dec 20, 2011 21:21:00 #
bgcokeonut
Loc: St Petersburg, Fl
I acknowledge the suggestions and hints from all. I haven't been on the site since I've been out of town and getting thru this season. I am practicing with my Canon to try and get the best pics I can. I am going to put my 'practice' into real time tomorrow night (Wed) when we take a boat tour of lights. I think I may have found a way to get semi good pics while moving and at night. i'll find out Wed. I will definitely post my results. Thanks all.
Dec 20, 2011 22:04:55 #
Dec 24, 2011 12:24:18 #
bgcokeonut
Loc: St Petersburg, Fl
Well, conceding to defeat. Using a tripod and various settings for blur reduction, kids & pets, nighttime, etc, I didn't get very good results. A few pics are passable, but I can see unless absolutely frozen, I am not going to get what I want. No matter, I will focus (no pun intended) on daylight pics and go from there. Thanks to all for suggestions. However, I do hvae one other delemna. I shot a video which came out great, however, I positioned the camera portrait but the video shows as landscape. So how do I rotate a video? Pics are no problem, but I can't seem to find a way to do the video. UGH always something.
Dec 24, 2011 14:51:59 #
bgcokeonut
Loc: St Petersburg, Fl
I listened to people who 'convinced'me Canon was better. I just received a new Nikon S8200. Sofar I am weraing it out trying all the stops and things. So far so good. I'll really test it tonight.
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