Just wondering what settings to mess with to get a good shot of a car rolling down the highway, because it is really hard to take a shot with the g5 if not on a tripod much less going 50-60 mph on the highway?

 

I took this with my g2..

shutter priority - 1/60th or around there... It turned out alrite IMO, but I do also have crack hands..

 

i'm sure it can take nice pics with the auto setting

 

Use the night feature it will open the shutter speed to like almost 2 seconds...and leave your iso on auto...turns ok good

 

my friend has that camera and he finds it very easy to take pics..

his setting are as follow for that specific sped

1. Set it to TV
2. then use a 1/60-1/80 depending on how fast you are going
3. during day time make sure the ND filter is on
4. then hold the picture button halfway down untill it select's the aperature.
5. then when it has selected the corect setting go ahead and snap.

 

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2 seconds seems kinda long to do a rolling shot. 1/60 sounds about right.

 

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2 seconds seems kinda long to do a rolling shot. 1/60 sounds about right. </TD></TR></TABLE>

It self adjusts up to 2 seconds , 1/60 sounds right as well.

Edit: I would have to look at the manual but this is just off the top of my head

 

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3. during day time make sure the ND filter is on
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what is nd filter exactly?

 

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thanx


Modified by warwagon at 5:37 PM 6/13/2004

 

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Have you taken pics (moving shots) on auto mode yet?

IMO if you haven't used auto mode, then you probably can't use manual mode.

but thats just my opinion on learning a camera....

good luck.

 

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Have you taken pics (moving shots) on auto mode yet?

IMO if you haven't used auto mode, then you probably can't use manual mode.

but thats just my opinion on learning a camera....

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scuse me i just was asking for help not criticism

but hey i'll give auto a whirl

 

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scuse me i just was asking for help not criticism

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you got some help, and you gave a "ehh" instead of thanks...

no one was criticizing you, cause you haven't show a picture to criticize yet.

 

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you got some help, and you gave a "ehh" instead of thanks...

no one was criticizing you, cause you haven't show a picture to criticize yet.</TD></TR></TABLE>

look back ^^^^ your welcome!

 

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Neutral Density. I'm not exactly sure how well it works on digital point and shoots, but on SLR based camera's they do an excellent job. Basically, it allows light to enter the CCD in a controlled manner. So you don't get bright spots in the pics.

Definitely helpful when shooting with two different level of light outputs in the background, like a bright sky and a dark ground. That's done with a specialized Graduated Neutral Density filter.

 

are you the fellow that helped kyle pull my new motor outta his car?

 

hey man the ND filter is a nuetral density filter only for that type of camera it's not a lense it's just a feature, it either allows a lot of light in the pic for those almost sun down shot's or removes a lot of light for those day time pics. the filter is located when you are shooting hit the menu button a new screen will apear, scroll down untill you see nd filter then select on or off.

i actuall own that specific camera and i would be more than happy to give you tips if you need man.

This is a pic i took at a local drift meet we had here in miami. The settings were as follow, the camera was set on TV with the shutter speed of 1/80 mind you i am standing still while this car is flying by me at about 40mph. The ND filter was on due to it being about 4pm in the afternoon so i don't need that much light soaking in the camera. I used an automatic iso setting and the light was setup for sunlight.

 

that was either with a 1/50 or a 1/60 shutter speed. as for the aperture i dont remember. oh yea that is with a Canon G5

 

would it be alright to speed the shutter up even more so the rims come out more defined? I love pan shots though, I want to do some of those once my camera comes in

 

Here is a pic I took with a A80 on a 1/8 second setting. I touched up the pic a bit by desaturating the background. I was in another car, resting the camera as steady as i could on the door. Have to traveling same speed as the car.

 

the faster you do it the more it will look still

 

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thats what i figured, oh well, i got my tripod today when i went home for the weekend, sitting around waiting for the camera

 

this threads got some usefull info,

so if one were to shoot a rolling shot in 1/30 would the pic be too blurry?


bump for more suggestions.

 

1/30 of a second is a fairly fast shutter speed. Should be clear but the background will not look streaked enough I think. The slower the shutter (1/8, 1/4, 1/2 seconds etc...) the blurrier the shot will be. Shoot at 1/1000 etc.. and it will be crisp but the car won't look like it's moving.

 

auto setting should work when taking a rolling shot during the day with a G5 i dunno if this is any help but this is what came out when i took the pic

 

I used my nikon 4300 on theses.. I just use a slower shutter speed..

I cant wait to start taking new pix when i get my g6 a in few days.





the dork in the pic kinda ruined it..