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03/21/2005 07:41:22 AM · #1 |
| I have only had my new Sony V3 for about a month, no I have not read the book for it yet...lol. I went to an indoor motocross track over the weekend to watch some friends ride and take some photos. Well, all of the photos I took are completely blurry. Lighting was fine but anything that was moving is blurry. I had the ISO at 800. Is there anything else I can do to make the photos come out clear? I really hope so because action shots are what I take most. Thanks in advance for everyones help. |
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03/21/2005 08:00:48 AM · #2 |
Can you tell us your aperature/shutter speeds etc and what mode were you using on the camera?
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03/21/2005 08:06:18 AM · #3 |
What was your shutter speed set at? You will need to have a quick shutter speed to freeze the action, especially if you're not close enough to use a flash.
I'm also going to guess you will have some problems with shutter lag and slow focusing with your camera. Most non-DSLR cameras seem to have this issue. Don't know if it will be impossible to take MX pics with your camera, but will probably be quite a challenge.
I've got some MX photos in my portfolio and on my website that I took with my D70. The camera does an alright job, but it just isn't quick enough in my opinion.
Hope the info is helpful.
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03/21/2005 08:07:07 AM · #4 |
Your camewra is capable of 1/1000 shutter speed, so you have the capability of stopping motion. You have both aperture priority and shutter priority modes. By default, in full auto, your camera uses the smallest possible aperture to go with what it thinks is an acceptable hand-held shutter speed, probably 1/60. This is not fast enough to frezze motion moving across the film plane (laterally) though it's adequate for motion towards or away from you.
You need to select shutter-priority as your mode when you are shooting action, and dial in the fastest shutter speed that will allow a properly exposed image. This, of course, depends on the ambient light level. It's quite possibel that you can't shoot at night in a motocross arena at 1/1000, the lens may not be "fast" enough for this. But at ISO 800 you ought to be able to use 1/250 at f:4, I'm guessing from past experience... Unless it's really dark there...
Also, assuming you're shooting at a fair distance away, set the camera in "landscape" mode so it's stays focused on infinity; the autofocus can't work anywhere near fast enough, especially in low-light situations, to capture rapid movement.
Robt.
Message edited by author 2005-03-21 08:08:37.
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03/21/2005 08:07:54 AM · #5 |
| I was using "auto" mode. As you can tell I am very new at this. I was going to adjust the shutter speed (faster?) but I could not find the menu. It goes to show that its a good idea to read the book....lol. |
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03/21/2005 08:12:40 AM · #6 |
Originally posted by lonewolf:
I was using "auto" mode. As you can tell I am very new at this. I was going to adjust the shutter speed (faster?) but I could not find the menu. It goes to show that its a good idea to read the book....lol. |
Like bear said, you will need to switch to shutter priority mode so you can adjust the shutter speed setting. Should be fairly easy...check your manual. ;)
Edit: Something else, because of lag, you should practice panning as you are taking the shot to help reduce the blur and the chance of the subject not ending up in the frame where you expected.
Message edited by author 2005-03-21 08:14:24.
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03/21/2005 08:18:17 AM · #7 |
| Thank you all so much. I was freaking out when I saw how bad the photos were. I was worried there was nothing I could do to help. I am going to read the book right after work...lol. cbeller, you have some very nice mx shots. Most of my mx shots are outdoors, local tracks, Steel City, HighPoint, Highvoltage, etc... So from what you are saying, light should not be a problem then so I can set the shutter speed higher? |
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