I want to find the shutter speed needed to caapture a moving fan. but i can't find the shutter speed of my camera. Please help
2007-01-02 07:46:02 · 6 answers · asked by momdadnick3 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cameras
Actually, all you need is a shutter speed that matches the RPM or faster than the RPM of the fan. But as others have pointed out, it would be easier to just turn the fan off. Plus a good strobe, (flash) should also stop it. If you are in low light, you're better off to turn the fan off. If you are going to use a flash, you are limited to shutter speeds. It's usually 1/60th of a sec. depending on your camera.
2007-01-02 08:40:03 · answer #1 · answered by johN p. aka-Hey you. 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
1/1000 should do it. You can see the rims on race car clearly at that speed it should do for a fan. If you don't have a camera with adjustable shutter speeds then you are pretty much out of luck. If you just want to take a picture of the blades then just turn the fan off. What's the point? A more interesting picture would show the fan blades spinning as a blur just as when you shoot a river of running water. A slow setting gives the water a blurred effect.
2007-01-02 07:56:42 · answer #2 · answered by John Galt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The highest Shutter Speed your camera possibly has. Low Shutter speeds are for non-moving objects. The higher ones are for sporting events and moving objects. Since a fan moves rather quickly you'd want a very high one. Happy New Year!
2007-01-02 07:54:39 · answer #3 · answered by BamaChick 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe your camera doesn't have a shutter speed adjustment. Try pointing the dial to that little icon of the running guy. That will put it in 'sports' mode- which will tell the camera that you want the highest shutter speed that it can give you.
The real problem will be getting enough light on the subject.
2007-01-02 09:01:19 · answer #4 · answered by Morey000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ummmm... you forgot to tell us what kind of fan.
Different fans move at different speeds. I'll assume you mean to say "household ceiling fan"... but I could be wrong.
For a household ceiling fan set to "high", you need a shutter speed of 1000 or above if you want it to look stationary... which means you need a LOT of artificial light.
Instead, turn the fan off and take a picture using a much slower shutter speed.
2007-01-02 07:49:23 · answer #5 · answered by JoshInShermanOaks 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
complex thing. seek at search engines like google. just that could actually help!
2015-03-29 17:21:52 · answer #6 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋