how is the camera for sports/fast action pictures?
47398
According to the manual, it should be great. I have not used the fast action feature.
47399
I think you would be pleased with how you can control the shutter speed on this camera. Set it for fast or freeze frames. I can't say enough good things about this Olympus XZ-10. My niece is a camera buff and searched the internet for a good Olympus camera for me and found this one. I LOVE IT!
3412
Fast moving video, like sports or racing, is handled very well. I noticed no motion blur when I was watching college football because it uses backlight scanning which triples the refresh rate to 360hz to compensate for fast moving objects. I hope this helps.
719927
I ended returning this camera but fast auto focus depends to what you would like to shot at.My experience with this type of cameras is that they have a decent autofocus, sometimes even better than expensive bodies such as the Canon 5D MarkII.One thing that is usually true is that auto focus is well balance with the type of pictures you can get with these type of cameras. For action shooting you will need a prime lense with a prime body that will take you to the $3000 minimum.
1760739
I don't know about sporting events or basketball games but under decent lighting, its great. You can use the camera flash or not, either ways the picture clarity is nice.
2162834
Yes, this camera is very versatile at a really reasonable price. Before you try to take sports action shots, be sure to read the manual so you will use the correct settings. It is well worth the trouble and cost of ink to print the manual yourself if your camera does not come with one.
651811
It does pretty good action shots. I've done some of my people jumping into the pool, my dog chasing ball, and my dog swimming. Just make sure you get the nikon 1 j2 or j3 series because because I owned the j1 first and it takes horrible action pictures. Hope this helps.
424364
Jeryl, the Xsi's 9 point focusing system and 17% faster shooting speeds (over twice as fast for RAW) should prove very useful for sports shooters. I have to warn you though that you're eventually going to want a "fast" (i.e., wide aperture) telephoto for dimly lit games and these can be more expensive than the camera itself.
585735
The camera has a Sports setting "for when you want to take pictures of sports scenes or other fast-moving events." The owner's manual adds two notes: "Shutter speed may slow down for up to one second." and "This mode is suitable for taking pictures at distances of 5 m (15 feet) or more." The camera also takes movies, but, since I haven't tried either function, I can't tell you how well either of these features will meet your needs.
926055
That is the problem...you can't do rapid frames. The camera looks great, feels great to hold, but if you need something to capture a fast paced activity, this isn't the one for you. I like it and recommend it for a very casual user, however will be upgrading to a more advanced piece of equipment as soon as my budget allows.
240914
The camera is basically used for vacation shots/scenery and people, so am not really sure how it would do for sporting events. So far the camera takes awesome pictures for what it is being used for, not sure that helps you or not though!!!
446211
NOOOOOOOOOOO . First, you typically don't want a prime lens for sports unless your part of s team of shooters. Second, you definitely don't want s manual focus lens. You will hate life only minutes into the game because you're teying to manually focus on fast moving action. Sure that's how they used to do it back in the day, but unless you have a LOT of practice manually focusing (and even still...) this won't satisfy your sports photogrsphy.
588554
Yes, this is a great camera for anything outside of sports photography. The frame rate is not the best out their but I shoot wedding and portraits with my DF with no issue.
1044866
The camera is very good but I have never tried it with sports. I use it only for domestic photos. Regarding the lens pack I felt it was useful for me.
611817
I LOVE this camcorder. Hi Def is incredible. Still shots (photos) are also great. I use it mainly for sports. I bought a couple different lenses (wide angle & telephoto) because I like what they offer. I personally use Adobe Premiere for editing but Final Cut would be another great option. Wondershare is also decent for quick editing and nothing fancy.
2236369
I do have this camera, and I have taken it to arena football games which have a lot of movement. I got GREAT pictures. It does not have image stabilization, but you can easily take shots of moving objects by adjusting the PASM levels and modes on the camera. Such as your shutter speeds, lighting, etc. As for dark area pictures, I took pictures of my dog in the dark and it looks like I took the picture in a well lit room. Just use your flash when you take photos in the dark, whether it is inside, or outside. As for the video, for a little camera, the sound and quality are impressive. JJ
317515
That feature is amazing. Place the camera setting on SCN and use "Action Sport Setting". Pics are unbelievable! This camera is a amazing. I strongly recommend it!
958105
It isn't bad at all! more of a camera for simple recording, i use it for recording sporting events in high light areas