is this camera good for shooting action sports shots
293564
for action sports you want good ISO performance, good lenses, and fast focusing. The K30 excels in high ISO performance. Pentax lenses are good enough, and the focusing speed is maybe average. Unless you're hoping to spend $3000++ on super fancy lenses, then the K30 should be an excellent choice. I should add that if you're shooting and outdoor sport like football, and its raining, the K30 paired with a weather resistant lens would be a great choice. Weather sealing is only present on much more expensive cameras in other brands.
293565
Yes. Just it to action and it works great. You can also adjust the ISO and shutter to get good shots.
293566
with DSLRs, it's always camera + lens (+ memory card). the K30 has excellent features and performance (for all uses) for its price, compared with other cameras. for sports, i'll add that it shoots 45 frames @ 6 fps (jpeg, no distortion correction), which is as fast as or faster than more expensive canons and nikons. if you are shooting continuous, make sure you buy a memory card that can handle it.
293567
Hi Wayne! This camera is excellent for everything. You can shoot everything from sports car racing to baseball games. K30 paired with a great lens and you're good to go! I love this camera!
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.
388770
It does take pretty good shots of moving objects when the flash is ON. But since this camera lacks image stabilizer, it's not 100% perfect. If you plan to take pictures of moving objects, I recommend looking into the Canon PowerShot SD700 IS 6MP. Hope that helped.
1689682
I'm sure this is late info for you and now useless, however, YES it does have a 'sports' mode. It is under shooting modes in the menu. Simply not on the dial. It also has a continuous shooting mode for fast action shots. You can download the manual from Fujifilm. com, and or look on the web sight for the technical information on the camera.Kind Regards
1409346
I have not but if this is your main reason for the camera I would not get this one. I noticed it does not have a sports setting. Also it depends on the environment you are shooting in, bright outdoors it will probably be okay but it has a small lens and sensor so i would not want to use it indoors. Also distance is important...closer the better.
525471
Outdoor video is okay, as long as there is good lighting. The low lux on this particular brand is not all that exciting, making playback of videos taken in low light situations somewhat fuzzy and greyish. The zooming qualities should work fine for sports, although you shouldn't expect the quality as compared to that taken with , lets say, a 14 0r 16 megapixel camera. Hope this was helpful.
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I love the camera it was a good step up from the older Rebel. I shoot allot of action sports photography and it works great when I shoot in a gym that is poorly lit and you can't use a flash during the game. I use a 70-200 f2.8 lens and I get good Basketball photos. I want to upgrade to the 1D mark4 as soon as I can afford it!!
1571077
The Camara is very slow, so the way I get action shots is to preplan. If I know where the action is going to be I focus on a spot and wait for the object to come into view...then I can catch a shot....the shutter speed needs to be set at a fast speed. This camera is not the best for action shots...I do not use it for that.
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I have not tried it on a sports event yet but it will probably struggle in keeping with the fast action. Auto focus is 'adequate' and not pro-level. I will update this answer when i have the chance to use/test it for that. I can tell you in a moving (freeway speeds)car, shooting at mountains, trees or landscapes, it is fast and accurate.
1413035
I have not found it great for that kind of shooting, but maybe there is a setting I have not yet discovered which will allow it to cycle fast enough. From time to time I may try shooting motorsport with it, so you're talking a very high demand. Maybe a slower sport may be ok.
2095270
I got this as a gift for my brother, so I have not really worked with it. It would be hard to capture good actions shots, I would think unless you were really close up and held the camera really still or put on a tripod. I finally broke down and bought a Canon Rebel SLR to take photos at football games. Even with that you need the additional telephoto lens and set it to TV mode, but of course, it is a lot more expensive. My brother loves this one for general picture taking.
370470
I haven't tried it on sporting events so can't really comment but I would be concerned about the speed resulting in blurred shots.
1409345
Good but it's not a super zoom so if you're not close to the action it won't be great. There are multiple setting s the camera offers that make it a good easy to use camera for many events. Remember this is not a high end $1000 camera. In its price range it's a great camera.
1792528
No. It's response time is fast enough for action photos but not for high speed motion capture.
98308
This lens is not great for sports, although it would be OK if you push your iso up. It just doesn't focus terribly fast and is a "slow" lens. That is to say that at the long end, the aperture only opens to f5.6 and your shutter speed will tend to be slower as a result. Out doors, in good light it would be OK. I am not sure about the second part of your question. You can use it at any distance, but obviously the farther you stand from your subject, the smaller they will be.
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We recently got the EOS Rebel T5i and are very happy with it. Even though this set comes with 4 lenses, we really only use two ... telephoto and the one for portraits. For kids in sports, this is a great camera - up shutter speed and put it on the burst setting and you can get great quality still photos of action shots along with the set of them hitting the ball or catching the pass. We've used it for golfing and have some great series of pictures for driving the ball and sinking the putt!
1134401
This camera comes with decent 5X zoom. But a problem with this camera is that there is some time lag between you click shutter button and actual image is collected. Therefore, I don't recommend this camera for action pictures. This camera comes with good water proof and shock proof. If that's the main reason for buying a new camera, this camera is recommended. Your daughter needs some practice for action pictures before she goes Africa. If picture quality is priority, I would recommend Cannon EOS M for picture quality and relatively smaller size.