Digital Camera

[Rockmeister]

Here's a question. Everytime I use my digital camera at a Kings game, I get blurry pictures. It doesn't matter if I take the picture with a flash, without a flash, nighttime, etc....I still get blurry pictures. Anyone got any tips they can give me before Friday's game. Yes, I will be pretty close to the court that game. I really want good pictures this time.

 

[may3one]

Maybe you accidently move your hand as you click. So while the camera is still in the "capturing" process, your hand is moving before it can actually be processed in the camera, so it turns out blurry. Or you might be clicking your camera as you're moving your hand to capture everything going on in the game.

And also, using the camera without the flash or in the nighttime mode would usually turn out blurry unless you got some really, really steady hands.

But I think it's that you might subconsciously move your hand either right after or during the actual clicking of the camera. Does your digital cam take long to process each photo after clicking?

Hope that helps.

 

[Folsom Al]

I'll give it a try ...

I still use my Canon T-70 .... 35mm ... so, creditability = ???

From my experience, both my wife and daughter have a digital camera ... there's a delay after clicking on the button to take a picture ... one of the strangest things I had to get accustomed to when using their cameras.

So, after you take your picture, hold the camera still an additional 1 to 2 seconds.

Another tip could be your breathing after snapping a picture. In one of my "picture taking books" it suggests to HOLD YOUR BREATH while taking the shot and for an addt'l 1 to 2 seconds after taking the shot.

Good Luck

 

[Rockmeister]

I'll give it a try ...

I still use my Canon T-70 .... 35mm ... so, creditability = ???

From my experience, both my wife and daughter have a digital camera ... there's a delay after clicking on the button to take a picture ... one of the strangest things I had to get accustomed to when using their cameras.

So, after you take your picture, hold the camera still an additional 1 to 2 seconds.

Another tip could be your breathing after snapping a picture. In one of my "picture taking books" it suggests to HOLD YOUR BREATH while taking the shot and for an addt'l 1 to 2 seconds after taking the shot.

Good Luck

Great tips Folsom Al and may3one. I'll do a better job in keeping my hand steady. I had no idea about holding your breath while taking pictures. Hopefully, I'll be able to post some photos for tomorrow nights game, providing, the images aren't blurry.

 

[The Freak]

If you have the portrait setting by any chance, it's good to use that for those pictures of the Kings with limited motion. Sports mode doesn't really work well (In my experience) with basketball games. Auto works fine for me, and I usually hold the button down halfway then click it and wait 2-3 seconds.