Fast moving subjects

Greetings to all,

I just bought a Canon IXUS 70 (a.k.a. SD1000) for my wife (it's her birthday present you see). And I found out one thing. I've read the manual a couple of times but I can't seem to get this kind of shot with it. What I want is to take a picture of my bunny rabbit but I don't want to use flash. I tried it in Auto and turned the flash off, manual mode with adjustments, kids & pets, all without flash on and all the pictures taken were blurry. Wondering if it is possible to take pictures of the rabbit without the flash on? The picture was very nice and crisp with the flash on but my wife is afraid that it would hurt her little "Ginger's" eyes. I could do that with the old Canon S30 (with the Sports function mode) but I can't do that with the new SD1000. Wondering if it's just a setting that I've yet to discover or something like that.

You'll need to go to Camera M and set the ISO to the highest possible setting; unfortunately the SD series don't offer much at all in the way of user controls.

Jon wrote in post #5092472
You'll need to go to Camera M and set the ISO to the highest possible setting; unfortunately the SD series don't offer much at all in the way of user controls.

Ah. I see. Thank you for your reply. Sigh. Knowing this it's a slight disappointment with it. I bought it because it was recommended well by quite a few...oh well. Can't have everything. Thanks once again.

Another idea would be to use a flash diffuser so that the flash isn't directed at Ginger's eyes. Personally, I have not used one for an SD series, but I'm sure if you search this forum, someone has instructions for a homemade one. I for starters, use a piece of sheer cloth taped over the flash, or thin white tissue paper. That way you will still get the fill light from the flash but not so harsh. OR, use a desk lamp equipped with a good full-spectrum bulb and aim it at Ginger.

Also in M, set the EV all the way to the left for a quicker shutter speed.

Overall, while I had a great time with the SDs for the last 4 years, I picked up a G9 for my "travel" camera and am looking at the XTi vs. 20d (used) to capture these types of photos (well, not bunnies, but lower-light or faster moving action).