Which one - a different twist.

abqhudson · 10th of July 2007 (Tue)

Recently my wife and I went to a horse race and watched from the rail. We tried unsuccessfully to take a picture of the horses. The problem is the time lag between pressing the button and taking a picture - our Canons were too slow. So we got pictures of the track, but, the horses were long gone. Our cameras are the Power Shot A510 and A530.

Which Canon point and shoot has the least amount of lag - I don't find this spec on the Canon web site. Maybe, I don't know what to look for.

Any help will be appreciated.

Jim

CheesyD · 10th of July 2007 (Tue)

Did you try panning?

Sorry, but I don't know the answer to your question. I'm sure somebody here does, though.

Cindi · 11th of July 2007 (Wed)

Would a faster speed memory card help? I'm just guessing here.

iddie · 13th of July 2007 (Fri)

i think panning would help. point and shoots usually freeze motion if it is on the auto mode. And on point and shoots there is a shutter lag, so right when you press the shutter button, the picture isn't taken, but there is a bit of delay before the actual picture is taken. Try panning even though you aren't going for the panning effect.

Micky Daeus · 13th of July 2007 (Fri)

This is a shot using an S3 IS in Auto mode in good daylight. I had it in H]]] to try to get lucky with framing. When the horses were approaching I focused mid track and held the shutter half down then let fly as they came into screen. Shutter speed from EXIF was 1/1250 @ F4.0.

eccles · 13th of July 2007 (Fri)

MIcky has hit the nail in the head. It is the camera's autofocus that makes up most of the shutter lag. By pressing the shutter release halfway down, Micky effectively prefocussed the camera ahead of the shot. Not only that, autoexposure is precalculated as well, resulting in low shutter lag.
Did your horse win, Micky?

cmcleod69 · 14th of July 2007 (Sat)

You can also set the drive mode for multiple, and just hold the shutter release button down the whole time the horses go by...resulting in 8 to 10 shots to pick the best from. You can still pan with the horses as well.

Micky Daeus · 24th of July 2007 (Tue)

Eccles, this may answer your question.... I was quite surprised at how well the shots worked overall.

10th of July 2007 (Tue)	#1
abqhudson Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1	Which one - a different twist. Recently my wife and I went to a horse race and watched from the rail. We tried unsuccessfully to take a picture of the horses. The problem is the time lag between pressing the button and taking a picture - our Canons were too slow. So we got pictures of the track, but, the horses were long gone. Our cameras are the Power Shot A510 and A530. Which Canon point and shoot has the least amount of lag - I don't find this spec on the Canon web site. Maybe, I don't know what to look for. Any help will be appreciated. Jim

10th of July 2007 (Tue)	#2
CheesyD Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Maine Posts: 58 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Which one - a different twist. Did you try panning? Sorry, but I don't know the answer to your question. I'm sure somebody here does, though. __________________ CheesyD PowerShot S410, S80, S5 IS http://www.flickr.com/photos/28608586@N03/ "There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs." -- Ansel Adams

11th of July 2007 (Wed)	#3
Cindi Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cedar Springs, MI Posts: 366 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Which one - a different twist. Would a faster speed memory card help? I'm just guessing here. __________________ ~ Cindi ~ Rebel XTi/kit lens/nifty fifty Powershot S2 IS

13th of July 2007 (Fri)	#4
iddie Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Diamond Bar Posts: 326 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Which one - a different twist. i think panning would help. point and shoots usually freeze motion if it is on the auto mode. And on point and shoots there is a shutter lag, so right when you press the shutter button, the picture isn't taken, but there is a bit of delay before the actual picture is taken. Try panning even though you aren't going for the panning effect. __________________ Photography noob, but im learning! Canon EOS 30D w/ BG-E2 Battery Grip // EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 // EF 24-70mm F/2.8L USM Bogen Manfrotto 3021 Bpro legs w/ 488RC2 head

13th of July 2007 (Fri)	#6
eccles Goldmember Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 2,948 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Which one - a different twist. MIcky has hit the nail in the head. It is the camera's autofocus that makes up most of the shutter lag. By pressing the shutter release halfway down, Micky effectively prefocussed the camera ahead of the shot. Not only that, autoexposure is precalculated as well, resulting in low shutter lag. Did your horse win, Micky?

14th of July 2007 (Sat)	#7
cmcleod69 Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 31	Re: Which one - a different twist. You can also set the drive mode for multiple, and just hold the shutter release button down the whole time the horses go by...resulting in 8 to 10 shots to pick the best from. You can still pan with the horses as well. __________________ CMcLeod PS A620

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