Does this camera have a Sports setting for moving action?
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Another good way to answer your questions is to Google "Panasonic sz3 manual". Then you can use the index to see all camera functions and options.
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The Sports setting is a sub-setting of Scene mode, in which the camera makes most decisions for you and leaves you with limited ability to change the settings. With Sports, the P520 sets itself for continuous shooting in a burst of 7 shots. If you want to have more than 7 shots in a sequence, you would have to use a different shooting mode, such as Program, and then select continuous shooting from the Shooting menu, choosing the L option for up to 30 shots at high quality but lower speed, or one of the super-high-speed options for 60 shots at a very fast speed, but much lower quality. The monitor goes black because there is not enough time to keep refreshing it with the live view during the continuous shooting.
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Yes, there is a mode which you can record when there is movement. No movement, it would stop recording.
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If you can follow action with an LCD (no eye level finder) the camera is capable of making an image. It would not be my first choice for action shots.
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I do have this camera, and I have taken it to arena football games which have a lot of movement. I got GREAT pictures. It does not have image stabilization, but you can easily take shots of moving objects by adjusting the PASM levels and modes on the camera. Such as your shutter speeds, lighting, etc. As for dark area pictures, I took pictures of my dog in the dark and it looks like I took the picture in a well lit room. Just use your flash when you take photos in the dark, whether it is inside, or outside. As for the video, for a little camera, the sound and quality are impressive. JJ
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yes. Use the S setting which is for shutter speed priority. I use mine for sports.
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Yes it can, while in trail camera mode along with some other modes also. Great game trail camera.
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No, this is a very cheap and worthless action camera. If you are looking for an action camera I suggest you spend the extra money and buy a GoPro.
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No. It's response time is fast enough for action photos but not for high speed motion capture.
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I dont think it would be good for action sports. It is mainly used for macro close ups
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wow, thanks, first I heard about the focus. So if I'm filming soccer coming towards me, the action will be out of focus at the other end of the field?
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This camera was a gift to my wife and she's the primary user. But the camera does have a feature which allows you to select a mode specifically for taking action photos. Overall this camera is very simple to operate and takes great photos according to my wife.
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It does, hope you like it. It's a great camera, I no longer have it but got great shots from it. It's perfect for sports(pre focusing of course).
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I don't know about sporting events or basketball games but under decent lighting, its great. You can use the camera flash or not, either ways the picture clarity is nice.
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I don't know not sure haven't done any sports or action picture taking sorry
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I get great results using "sport" scene with my video. I have not tried to use shutter speed.
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Yes, there is a speciall setting that adjusts the shutter speed for action shots