What is the minimum shutter speed I should use to avoid blurry photos due to camera shake?

Answer 1

Camera motion blurring is affected by many factors including the light available, the speed of your film, and the distance of the the object in the photo. Movement of the camera 1/32 inch will have much less effect on an object 2 feet away than 2 miles away. Think of an imaginary stick 2 miles long attached to the lens - change the angle by moving the lens 1/32 inch and how far does the stick end two miles away move - It moves a lot further than a two foot long stick would. This is the effect of the focal length or the "zoom". So a greatly zoomed in view will be much harder to keep still. Get a tripod if you need one. Use a high speed film or set digital to high ISO. Use the largest aperture (you will lose depth of field). And maybe use a camera lens with image stabilization. All these things will let you use the lowest shutter speed and minimize camera motion blurring. In general with exposure adjusted - hand held 55mm lens 1-60th second should do, at 200mm 1-125th second etc. with tripod 1/2 or 1/4th of each. Another thing to consider is that sometimes camera vibration effect is minimized by increasing the exposure time as long as the object and camera are still - such as in still-life photos. Good luck.

Answer 2

I just finished taking a photography course and learned that the minimum shutter speed is 30. Anything lower you'll be able to see blurriness. But if I can give you some advice, take more then one picture, in different shutter speed, that will give you a better chance of getting the picture you are looking for.

Answer 3

For 35mm cameras the rule is 2x the focal length of the lens (approx).
50 mm=1/100 sec, 200mm= 1/400 sec, etc.
These numbers are not carved in stone, but as you use shutter speed slower than 2x the focal length of the taking lens the images begin to suffer. Camera shake is the main issue here, and of course you can use pretty much any shutter speed on a tripod.
REMEMBER: these recommendations are for still subjects!

Answer 4

Anything less than 60 will give you blurry photos due to camera shake. Even with 60 you have to be careful. Below that you need a tripod or a base to rest your camera on.

Answer 5

Depends on sensor size, focal length (zoom setting), and your own ability to hold the camera.

Generally around 1/30th with "normal" or wide-angle lens setting (30mm down to 18mm or below). Shorter (maybe 1/100th or 1/200th) using a long setting, maybe 80mm or 150mm.

If that is a homework question, then there is not nearly enough detail in the question for a rational "single" answer.

Answer 6

This depends upon a number of factors including the focal length, the steadiness of your hands, and vibrations caused by the mechanical parts of your camera, e.g., mirror slap in SLRs. If your lens has a (35 mm equivalent) focal length of X mm, then a good rule of thumb is to shoot at 1/X or faster. Small movements of the camera shift the image more at long focal lengths.

Answer 7

All of the other answers are great but I'll add one thing I didn't see. If you don't have a remote and have some time to get the shot you want, use your camera's timer. I do this alot because I don't have a remote which I should invest in because they are pretty reasonable.

Answer 8

125 shutter speed its nothing but the 1/125 fractions of seconds

Answer 9

shutter speed? use a tripod and remote or timer, that way there is no camera shake...

Answer 10

125 captures motion easiest