Is this a good camera for action sports pictures????
1606312
It is awesome! I have become the official photographer for my son's baseball team. I have great action shots of the pitchers in motion as well as the players up to bat. The rapid shot feature insures that I don't miss something. I have been very happy with this camera.
1660064
yes. Use the S setting which is for shutter speed priority. I use mine for sports.
1542166
I love the camera it was a good step up from the older Rebel. I shoot allot of action sports photography and it works great when I shoot in a gym that is poorly lit and you can't use a flash during the game. I use a 70-200 f2.8 lens and I get good Basketball photos. I want to upgrade to the 1D mark4 as soon as I can afford it!!
1089495
Yes, the Canon EOS Rebel T4i is great for sports action shots. It has a good burst rate, a great fast shutter speed, and a good autofocus system when using the STM lenses.
1694407
Hello. Unfortunately, neither of these will be very good for soccer. It is not a question of zoom, so much as response time. These types of cameras have to clear the sensor before they capture a shot, so none of them are going to be great for sports. They can work ok, but you're likely to miss "the moment". If that is acceptible, try the SX200 (or one of the new Lumix models with the super fast auto focus might be a bit better). But for best results shooting sports, you'd want something that didn't have to clear the sensor, like a DSLR (Canon Rebel, Nikon D40, etc.) Or if you want a small hybrid, you could consider the Lumix GF1, but they aren't cheap.
2198941
I'm sure this is late info for you and now useless, however, YES it does have a 'sports' mode. It is under shooting modes in the menu. Simply not on the dial. It also has a continuous shooting mode for fast action shots. You can download the manual from Fujifilm. com, and or look on the web sight for the technical information on the camera. Kind Regards
1103203
Thanks for the response. Have you tried recording a movie in low light?What type of Cannon are you a fan of? I'm looking for something to take good action pics at gymnastics meets and to record some movies of routines as well.
110358
NOOOOO!You would be lucky to have it focus in time to capture the action. I originally bought this camera to take action photos of my sons's high school football games. I could not have been more disappointed. I returned this camera.
1210719
I haven't tried shooting sports, but it does extremely well in low light by using aperture priority and adjusting the AV. This has proved to be especially satisfactory in churches and museums when flash is not permitted. The menus are intuitive, it is light weight and comfortable in my hand. I am not an expert but more of an above average amateur. Buy Canon batteries - knock-offs don't hold the charge. I bought a Nikon in the same price class and returned it. In short, I like my Canon very much.
1710424
No, this is a very cheap and worthless action camera. If you are looking for an action camera I suggest you spend the extra money and buy a GoPro.
1689682
I'm sure this is late info for you and now useless, however, YES it does have a 'sports' mode. It is under shooting modes in the menu. Simply not on the dial. It also has a continuous shooting mode for fast action shots. You can download the manual from Fujifilm. com, and or look on the web sight for the technical information on the camera.Kind Regards
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.
909790
Sorry, I'm not much of a camera buff. A friend of mine recommended it based on my guidelines of good for action shots and being simple to use.
1048467
It could work for action shots but might be better for outdoor sports vs indoor. The lens itself is fast enough for good indoor photo's but you might not get the results you are looking for. I tried using it for my daughters graduation which was in a gymnasium. Got some good close up photo's but because of the 100mm lens you have a narrow field of view.
1186139
It has great frame rates taking 4fps. The action setting makes shooting sporting events really easy I use it all the time for swim meets and my pictures turn out great. Make sure you look at the white balance for the indoor stadiums and other highly lit events so you don't use a flash and wash out your subjects.
1571077
The Camara is very slow, so the way I get action shots is to preplan. If I know where the action is going to be I focus on a spot and wait for the object to come into view...then I can catch a shot....the shutter speed needs to be set at a fast speed. This camera is not the best for action shots...I do not use it for that.
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The lens is absolutely sharp. I think the question you mean is, "Can you use it as a handheld lens without getting a lot of camera shake?" The answer to that depends of whether you have image stabilization turned on and what shutter speed you're using. For sports, IS is kind of useless. It chews up battery life and you need shutter speeds of at least 1/1000 to freeze the action, anyway. At that point, IS isn't a lot of help, but unless you're just swinging the camera around wildly, camera shake isn't much of an issue, either.