Is this a good camera for action pictures? All I have are a bunch of blurry pictures of my active grandsons!
904061
The G15 is a very capable camera. It has lots of features you find in a DSLR, including shooting in manual mode. Check the users manual on how to do it, but speed up the shutter and open the aperture. That lets in as much light as possible in as short a period of time as possible, which reduces the amount of motion in your shot.
904062
Yes, even for birdwatchers. Go to GOOGLE canon G 15 tutorials. You will find a LOT of answers there.
904063
Great camera. Try shooting in Tv and highest ISO. I have many great photos.
755318
buy a canon. This camera is not a point and shoot. Its also terrible for shooting kids!!!
767144
I have the same blurry problem, I think that I got a faulty camera. About 1 in 4 pictures are usable, this camera was a waste of money. Mount Fuji! eat my shorts! My cannon elph sd200 which is 3 years older takes far superior pictures and is 3.2 Mega pixels. Causing me to learn, its not the megapixels that matter.
1187806
It's great. I actually use the camera to take pictures of martial arts. The speed is fast, I can always capture the moment that I want. The only problem is that the flash always goes off in this mode. I am not sure if I can add flash in the action mode -- I have not figured out yet.
2054994
Probably not the camera you want for that. My daughter plays high school volleyball and I have tried in various gyms under all manner of light conditions and camera settings to get both action and stable shots with very mixed results, with most action shots being fails. That said, that type of photography is not this camera's forte and you really need a dslr with a good lens to do that job right.
1784425
Hello Mindy !Since I've a child, it's the only kind of pictures I take :D Colors are just great, pictures of kids running, jumping and playing, even with not so great light conditions are perfect.Hope this helps
1710424
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.
686884
I have a fast moving 5 year old and have NOT had success with catching him in motion. Usually blurs. When you use the action setting it is a little better but disables the flash so unless you are outside or in a highly lit room the picture won't be great!
1090876
My T5 works wonderfully for action shots. I use an 18-250 lens which lets me get the shots even if they are further away. The focus is very fast and all I have to do is make sure I have the subject in the viewfinder. I have become fairly good at panning (following the subject as it moves) and have been happy with the results. I use a 32GB SD card with a fast transfer rate (90mbs/sec). I have been experimenting with the video mode and while the video is excellent I'm not much of a cameraman with it...yet! Have fun and enjoy, the T5 is the absolute best camera for the money.
542252
No. Pictures are great. I'm happy with this product. If you let it sit a long time the action shots stick (the shutter stays open). Would be nice for the video, but still takes nice pictures.
110358
NOOOOO!You would be lucky to have it focus in time to capture the action. I originally bought this camera to take action photos of my sons's high school football games. I could not have been more disappointed. I returned this camera.
1529953
I have used it in some action shots, but mostly in weddings or school band concerts. You will need to set the camera in manual focus for some fast pace events. This model is a little old now, you may be able to find a newer model for less $$.
2056138
How easy is this camera to use for a novice? I bought my husband a smaller pocket sized camera and it is very difficult to get it to focus on what YOU want it to focus on. It is always trying to be smart. I need a camera that I can set up some default settings and he can just point at shoot at moving grand children.
1008613
This camera should do a good job for you. It has a sports setting for capturing very fast action. The camera does an amazing job with focus. While at Disney this summer, I took a photo of a still object that was about 1/4 mile away using the zom feature. The framing and focus were perfect. I mention this because I was moving at aprox 10 mph on a train when I snapped the photo. The only thing you have to keep in mind when using this camera is the location of your fingers on the left. It is easy cover up the pop up flash. You should also have a spare battery.
15747
I just want a camera with high speed to take pics of the grandkids? Any suggestions. i don't need fancy just faster than they are. LOL
1910628
Yes this is a great camera for this price. I would recommend the Sony to anyone. Some one wrote that it is slow and in some cases it can be but that is mostly caused by charging the flash. I have used mine to take thousands of pictures and I love it. It takes some expermenting in the begining but you can learn what features that you like and some that you don't like. The in camera guide is very handy. The feature that I use very much is the "sport" feature and with that I use the 10 frame burst. I use this to take pictures of my Grand childern playing football and baseball and track. As I said it is well worth $250.
87058
Yes. I have used this camera and the model just older than this one for 2+ years now and I have not had much issue with blurry photos. It is not perfect, in that if you are spinning a round or are sprinting down the track it will be Blurry. But over all it works quite well! :) hop this helps.