Will be taking a lot of action shots during a sailing yacht race. Will action shots be blurry?
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For us action shots have been great as long as you are on the action setting... they tend to be blurry if you stay on automatic
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You can set the ISO to a high setting and get fast shutter speeds. That will make the pictures sharp.The action setting should do this automatically.
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I have found that using the SP mode will give you the shots you desire.You can also go in the menu and adjust your shooting preference to go from indoor to ourdoor or sunset. I recently stood on my balcony at the beach and caught pictures of sailboats about 5-10 miles out. You do have to play with it a little, but, it is great for candid shots. On SP a lot of indoor shots can be taken without a flash. There's a setting for this, and pics come out real nice.
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It does pretty good action shots. I've done some of my people jumping into the pool, my dog chasing ball, and my dog swimming. Just make sure you get the nikon 1 j2 or j3 series because because I owned the j1 first and it takes horrible action pictures. Hope this helps.
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Hi Theo, yes and no...this question depends upon how fast is fast and how clear you need the fast moving subject to be. Is slightly out of tune ok, or do you need tack sharp. If tack sharp is your answer then it's no. If slightly out of tune is ok, then yes. I personally use this camera and give it a thumbs up for an all around camera. Fast action shots such as a sports game or stock car, it's ok, Try the auto and program modes, see which results you like best. Use the different settings this camera offers. Try panning the camera with the subject. Read some articles on this subject and some reviews on this camera, it may give you some insight as to, how to...hope this helps. Good Luck Hi Theo, yes and no...this question depends upon how fast is fast and how clear you need the fast moving subject to be. Is slightly out of tune ok, or do you need tack sharp. If tack sharp is your answer then it's no. If slightly out of tune is ok, then yes. I personally use this camera and give it a thumbs up for an all around camera. Fast action shots such as a sports game or stock car, it's ok, Try the auto and program modes, see which results you like best. Use the different settings this camera offers. Try panning the camera with the subject. Read some articles on this subject and some... » Read More Hi Theo, yes and no...this question depends upon how fast is fast and how clear you need the fast moving subject to be. Is slightly out of tune ok, or do you need tack sharp. If tack sharp is your answer then it's no. If slightly out of tune is ok, then yes. I personally use this camera and give it a thumbs up for an all around camera. Fast action shots such as a sports game or stock car, it's ok, Try the auto and program modes, see which results you like best. Use the different settings this camera offers. Try panning the camera with the subject. Read some articles on this subject and some reviews on this camera, it may give you some insight as to, how to...hope this helps. Good Luck « Show Less
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Hey there, This camera is a great action shot camera, I used it for my little sister's gymnastic meets as well as soccer shoots and running shots, I just bumped up the shutter speed and the incredible focus motor did the rest!
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Yes, depending on the shutter speed used. Obviously, with a low shutter speed and a shaky hand, you will still get a blurry image.
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Just purchased the Canon SX40. It is truly amazing. There are not too many boats out on the ice right now, but I think it will do what I want. The picture quality is fantastic. Shortcomings? Since I'm a newbie I don't understand why some pics are blurry and others not; but that is probably more my inexperience than the camera. Also, it shoots 1080 video only at 24 fps. This is still pretty good, but there are some situations where a moving video is less crisp. But I could always switch to non HD if I choose, and have 30 fps that way. Thanks for your help.
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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.
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What qualifies as low light? I would be taking video of horses practicing dressage and jumping. Much of the practice is done at night in a lit arena after the riders get out of work. We would be using the video for critique and improvement so I don't need to be able to produce a move but we do need to be able to see enough detail to know if the technique and form are correct. Thus blurry won't do.
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I really can't speak to those events specifically (yet) but I have taken shots of my kids running in the park, rolling down the hill, etc with both the kit lens and the new 50mm I just got and the d3200 worked great. Disclaimer here is that those are outdoor photos. Depending on the venue and the lighting, that may somewhat play a factor in his it performs for action photos. Also, I've used both the single shot and continuous shot features and am very pleased with the results.
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No and the camera often has trouble focusing. So lots of your photos will be blurry
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It seems bright, but at a distance of 4 to 5 feet you'll be shooting at f/ 5.6, ISO 400 And 1/30th to 1/60th of a second. Diffusion would make it almost unusable. Send me an email and I'll send you a photo.
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The highest shooting setting is full HD at 1920 x 1080p, which translates to about 2.1MP. The picture should be very sharp assuming the display on your TV is also 1080p.
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Based onu limited use, wind and brush may not be an issue. In experimental trials where I was the moving object approaching the camera from various angles, I could not get the camera to take pictures on a consistent basis. It failed to take my picture at a high rate. I doubt if moving brush will trigger it at a higher rate,
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Yes!! Make sure to the high speed class 10 card and the video will be seemless. I was blown away the quality in both underwater and above water shots. And while others have complained about digital drop out, I had no problems using the faster SDHC micro card.
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It did very well when I took photos inside at a college basketball game. I used the shutter priority for 1/400 speed. The "scene" sports setting was giving me 1/250 and 1/300. I'd post a picture, but don't know how. I was impressed.
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I dont think it would be good for action sports. It is mainly used for macro close ups