Action Shots???...TV mode???

I set the 40D in the basic/sports mode ...the images seem ok and this setting seems to follow any movement with clarity.

I then seet the camera to creative zone/tv mode,one shot/high speed drive...the moving objects are all sharp but the overall exposure seems to be a little darker.
What am I doing wrong?...shouldn't the exposure match the ones in the sports mode?

I'm new to this camera {1 week old} and I've never used the tv mode ,as I do mostly landscapes and portraits.

Any help would be appreciated
Thanks ,
mike

Compare the exif data for yourself between shots of different settings. You should see what changes and what doesn't.

When I shoot sports this is what works for me...

AV mode @ lowest fstop ( 2.8 )
Depending on how much light is out I use ISO 100-400 (higher if needed)
AI servo focus w/center AF point
Burst shot <--- forget the technical term

So basically I keep my aperture the same, and get the shutter speed I want by playing with ISO.

If I notice players are in something dark and it's very bright out and everyone is getting underexposed I'll play with exposure compensation and set it +1 or so.

Hope this help, -Adam
Just did it this way this morning with these shots -> http://atphotography.s​mugmug.com/gallery/360​0263#204739942

Well, this hasn't anything to do with exposure - but you don't want to be (in general) in one-shot mode for any kind of sports - get it into one of the servo AF modes.

Emberghost,Miles7,
Thanks for your reply's.

Yes,I think the problem was I was in one shot mode....

Emberghost-great shots,razor sharp...were you using the 70-200F2.8 L..?

Mike

mike397 wrote in post #4077629
Emberghost,Miles7,
Thanks for your reply's.

Yes,I think the problem was I was in one shot mode....

Emberghost-great shots,razor sharp...were you using the 70-200F2.8 L..?

Mike

Thank you, that I was. Here are a few other examples I posted up here a while ago of college football all done the same way as well. Best of luck, hopefully you get the hang of it.

https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=382242

You may have to experiment with metering modes also.

My home team wears reflective black and white uniforms which drive a spot meter crazy.

And Emberghost has given you very good advice

My guess is you metering is different. What were you shooting in the Tv mode? I am not sure what the sports mode uses, but I ussually center weighted, when shooting Av, mode (don't use Tv much). I am findning, that for sports however, Manual works really good, as long as the lighting is constant, otherwise your exposure will srew up, if one shot is metered on a white jersey and the next on someone's face.

When I shoot manual, I put the camera's spot meter on and keep focussing inthe players face with a half-shutter, this will tell you on the exposure guage, if you are metered correctly.

Joe

A lot depends on whether you are talking day or night. During bright daylight I will go ISO 400, Av, f/4, evaluative, AI servo, and continuous. Once twilight hits I start to up the ISO and keep an eye on shutter speed, keeping it at 1/400 or better. Once the lights are the primary light source, I switch to ISO 'H' (3200), Tv mode, 1/320 or 1/250, center weighted metering. I prefer to get an underexposed shot than a motion blurred shot. I find that often f/2.8 is good enough most of the time to expose within a stop.

Emberghost: Can you turn on your exif info on your smugmug web site for us to look at?