Let's say I'm using it to take sport pictures, (I don't really need it that fast). But I don't want to wait 5 seconds after I press the button for it to take the picture. How can I tell how fast a camera will take a picture and what should I look for?
2007-04-14 11:20:14 · 9 answers · asked by Rawr 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
Actually, you're looking for an acronym, fps. It stands for frames per second. This value is the number of frames taken in the measured time, 1 second. Good cameras are usually in the 5 fps range. I think everyone that answered thought you meant shutter speed, which incedentally, is equally important when concidering sports photography. The best DSLR's can shoot at a shutter speed of 1/8000 of a second, which is insanely fast. Anything over 1/1200 is great for sports. Good luck.
2007-04-14 14:45:02 · answer #1 · answered by mixedup 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The correct term IS shutter lag. This is the amount of time it takes after you press the button to when the camera takes a picture. This should be a spec to look for when choosing a camera. Note however that this time does not take in to consideration the amount of time it takes for the camera to focus. This can vary widely from camera to camera, as well as the conditions (lighting conditions, speed of subject, etc), so you will want to read reviews and note also whether the camera you want to buy focuses relatively fast.
Digital SLRs have the least shutter lag - virtually none. Both Nikon and Canon make excellent cameras. Or, if you prefer a compact point and shoot, check the shutter lag specs carefully and check reviews on focusing speed.
Also, as a matter of technique, you can pre-focus most cameras by pressing the shutter release button half-way down. Doing so will keep the focus locked until you are ready to fully press the button and take the photo. This eliminates the autofocus time issue. For instance, you are taking that adorable shot of a baby, so you pre-focus on the baby and hold the shutter button half-way, just until you get just the right expression on the baby's face, then you press the button all the way down to take the shot at just the right moment.
As far as the other things that were mentioned by others:
Shutter speed is the speed that the shutter opens then closes. For sports shooting, you will generally want a higher shutter speed to freeze fast action. Most cameras are capable of fast enough shutter speeds to capture action. The best cameras are capable of fast shutter speeds of 1/8000 second or better.
Continuous shooting (frames per second). This is how fast your camera can take consecutive pictures. The best cameras geared for sports/action shooting can shoot at 8 or even 10 frames per seconds (fps). Many consumer point and shoot cameras have a "burst rate" of around 2 fps, which is usually fast enough for most people.
Hope that helps.
2007-04-14 15:37:17 · answer #2 · answered by Dan A 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
you need to go pro-consumer SLR to do it right the cannon rebel is one of the most popular but skip the first gen 300D cannon rebel as it had a unacceptable delay for a true SLR camera the latest Rebel offer a 10.1 Mega pixel plus many other upgraded features and is worth looking at however if on a budget you might want to grab the 350D rebel which is just now being discontinued so should have some sweet pricing soon but if not the 400D got a lot of pro features added including for the first time dust reduction but for 900 bucks including a lens you can not do better and can take photos at 3 per second for up to 27 jpg in a burst mode in action shooting Burst mode is very important as well as the ability to take the picture when you press the button not a sec or two as is the rule in point and shoot cameras
2016-05-20 00:32:21 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have a look at shutter speeds, top right hand side of most cameras, taking any photos at 250 will freeze frame anything. On my Nikon SLR I have quite a selection of shutter speeds one being continuous which continues to take time frame shots until I release the shutter manually.
A shutter speed of 125 is quite appropriate for most situations. That means the shutter is open for 125th of a second exposing light onto the film.
2007-04-14 11:41:22 · answer #4 · answered by Wise One 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It's called shutter speed.
1/500th is faster than 1/250th or 5 times faster than 1/100th
2007-04-14 13:11:03 · answer #5 · answered by Robert W 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It sounds like you're talking about shutter lag. It should be listed in the camera specs.
2007-04-14 12:13:52 · answer #6 · answered by Rocky Dawson 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you neede a camera that will allow you to manually adjust the "shutter speed"...
the faster the shutter speed the more "freeze frame" you get...
the slower the speed, the more trails you get..
example...
take a picture of a flying helicopter at slow shutter speed you can see the blades blurred... same effect with cars driving down the road with their lights on at night... slow shutter speed leaves streaks of light in the picture..
take a pic of the helicopter with a faster shutter speed and the blades freeeze in mid air.. you can see each blade as if they are not even moving...
hope that helps.
2007-04-14 11:27:55 · answer #7 · answered by HB 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
That's your own fastest actions to take photos,nothing do with the camera,you have to get fastest for the sports,racing cars or motorbikes,football or basketball,etc before they reach to the points that you taken.
2007-04-14 19:02:08 · answer #8 · answered by victor98_2001 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
get a good digital slr (I like Canon XTI) and you wont have any probs.
2007-04-14 11:23:38 · answer #9 · answered by michael 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋