Need a fast point and shoot for pics of kids! Can anyone recommend a good camera for pics of kids?
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With the S3 IS set in continuos mode I get great shots with no delay of my 3 1/2 year old grandson going at full speed. Just keep holding the shutter button down until the memory card is full. With a fast memory card it will take more than 2 shots per second. In good light the stop action is near perfect with no blur. The S3 IS is as good as anything on the market without going to a DSLR.
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Fuji F30. It can take high ISO cleen pictures that eliminate blur created by kid's movement and pictures without flash are truely beautiful. Ther is nothing like that in the market unles you want to carry big DSLR.
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I also taking my children's picture a lot. If you using for your children, I recommend 18-55mm zoom lens. 22mm is fixed focal length, this lens suitable for landscape.(I think)
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I would get the Canon S95. It has a bigger sensor to collect light and a larger maximum aperture, the hole that allows the light to go in. This is the old fashioned way of getting better pictures. My next pocket camera will be something like the S95. Sony does good stuff and I have a Sony HX5V (and its great), and I go nuts taking pictures of my baby niece and my little nephew, but after learning more about cameras, I'd spend at little extra cash and get a camera that has a larger sensor and bigger maximum aperture. Shooting pictures indoor means less light that the camera can collect, so it best to have a camera equipped with the means to gather the most light it can get....if that makes any sense.
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I bought SanDisk Extreme Pro 16GB 95MB . Also has a number 3 and a number 10 in a circle. The Extreme Pro is good if you don't want to have a long wait between flash pictures. It is fast. Make sure you get the right memory card or you will be disappointed in the camera's speed.
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The shutter speed of this camera (look for ISO number) is very good for a point & click...one of the best. The 16 mp has a much slower shutter speed (lower ISO) and from what I read, takes horrible pictures.SIZE ISN'T EVERYTHING! (megapixels, that is)
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What if you're trying to take pics of kids who never slow down long enough for the shutter lag to catch up...is this a good camera for it?
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Have you tried changing the ISO (the equivalent of film speed)? Perhaps it's set too low. I'd try either 400 or 800 if you're shooting indoors. Also try either the sports mode or night (not night tripod) in the Scene Position. I've had no problems with shooting indoors without flash and I get pretty good pics. If the lighting is extremely low, I prop the camera on something. If the kids are moving fast, either use flash or the settings I mentioned above. I've not had any problems with the picture quality indoors with mine. Hope this helps.
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I have 4 young kids that never slow down and it seems to capture them just fine. Just took pictures at a demolition derby also and it seemed to capture that fine. LOVE the video feature on here too. Forgot to mention that.
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My suggestion as a photographer is to skip out on the cheaper camera and spending more on a intuitive camera if you can. I use this camera for snap shots. I cannot really depend on it for quickness.
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Yeah - it's slow when it takes pictures. I bought it for my 6 year old nephew so he's thrilled with it.
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YES - I bought it, since the KIDS options have been dropped by most models (ridiculous). It is fast shutter, so you can pick the best frame to save. The frequency may not be as fast as you wish (like movie frames) but I guess 3-4/second. The longer you hold down the shutter, the more frames taken. I would set the area to shoot...start the shutter 1/2 down (focus time) just before anticipating the shot, then shutter Down.
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It's a point and shoot, BUT I can't recomend it. Toomuch plastic AND it take too long time from you press the button - until it takes the photo.Sorry look for another cameraJE
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I bit the bullet and went with the Sony. Mainly because Circuit City was offering it for $329. Also because it had a better fps and ISO capabilities, if I remember correctly. The 4 gigs of memory set me back $59 though and the case was another $20, so that put me at $415 after tax. I must say that this thing takes awesome pics. I got it mainly for my kids sports. The 2.2 fps and sports mode are nice. The image stabilization seems to do a good job to on other pics. I have not used the remote control yet, but plan on usnig it to try and get some close ups of birds or squirrels, etc on a day when I have nothing else to do.
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Yes , its takes decent pics . It even has a video camera that takes about a minute to 1 1/2 minutes of video and has a space for a mini sd card that would of course expand the memory which means more pic's for you and possibly longer vid's as well although I have never tried to - good luck and hope this helps !
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I need a camera that takes good action pictures indoors. My daughter is a dancer and my point and shoot pics are always disappointingly blurry.
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Hi Janie the Canon SX50 is one of the fastest in its class. Just compare the data of the cameras that you have in your focus. It is also very remarkable that you may take 13 frames per second. That feature is fantastic when you take pictures from people, portraits or animals. It is very key that you invest in a high speed memory card (just search for the comparison charts in the web). The faster the card the faster your camera will be ready for the next shot or even the next series of chosts. have fun Joerg