How is this camera for getting great shots of birds a couple hundered feet away?
1723237
I like the SL 1 for general photography, the smaller size and lighter weight would be good for packing in the field. It has a 'cropped' sensor which gives a telephoto factor of 1.6, so a 50 MM lens acts like an 80 MM and 200 MM like a 320 MM, but smaller sensor size means less 'light on film' and might be a problem in low light situations. You might need a longer lens for birds 'a couple hundred feet away' it would be nice to check the lens out in a store or if you know someone with a similar set up.
483511
Yes, I bought this specifically for that purpose. The birdwatching mode has given me many more "keepers" than my p500. It seems to focus easily on the bird, ignoring fairground twigs and background objects. Great feather detail. Best of all: AMAZING reach. I love it!
1547863
I had an opportunity today to take photos with the viewfinder in full sunlight of a huge flock of pelicans that had nested on LSU lakes for a few days. Got some great photos of the pelicans in flight using the viewfinder. Very pleased.
1201025
I haven't taken a lot of wildlife pictures but with the zoom lens feature it's awesome to shoot birds from a fair distance without having to lug separate large detachable lenses around
2066278
Have not tried a maximum distance. Did get bird sounds from about 15 feet using mic on a tripod. Had mic plugged into a Sony digital camcorder. Was recording a bird nest in a tree in my front yard. Birds were quite loud, 3 young in nest all chirping at the same time.
760839
We have only had them a short time but what little we have used them we like them. We were looking at wild turkeys about 5 hundred yards away and they were very clear and the details of the turkeys was very good. The auto focus makes them very easy to use, I think they would work well for what you want.
1904691
the gf1 has shutter speeds up to 4000, which is fast enough for virtually any situation. i am able to get birds in flight at 2000 or below, and in daylight fast moving boats with no blur are no problem. as the other poster says, night shots out of a taxi could be a problem, but i haven't tried it.
1412133
You can get really close with this camera and get sharp photos. I've taken some as close at 2' with excellent results.
638413
At low power, it's great for nature. Across the pond, out to sea, soaring birds from a parking lot, jets coming and going. At 100x or more but the tripod is too jiggly. Favorite use: herons, turtles, fishers on the river bank 100 yds away. May need some hand-steadying. If it doesn't aim low down enough, reverse direction in the mounting yoke. Binocs are good for 50-200ft. This is great for 70-yds to a mile.
680854
The camera clicks when it takes a pic. The sensor range is very long...could be as much a 70 ft. I love the camera. The only bad thing is that when the wind blows, you could have about 5,000 snaps because of moving trees or bushes in front, even a good ways down.Even moving cars. But I rather have too many pix than not enough. The video is cool too but eats up more of the battery. So use as necessary.
1037594
Hey bob, The camera has a dynamic focus that I am pretty sure can take close shots, but not that close. This particular lense will take average distances from say 3-5" (do not have the specifics) to scenery. The only issue that I do not like about this camera is that the flash has a slight design flaw, sometimes when you use the flash the lens will shadow the lower portion of your picture. The camera in general is awesome, slight that small detail. You can check a little more expert opinion in dpreview (google it). They can give you more specs of the camera. Good luck!
963497
It all depends...the two stock zoom lens that come in the package are fine for birds within a large backyard area on trees and feeders...if your looking to take pics of eagles etc. at great distance an upgrade to longer zoom or focal length will be needed..but the camera itself is fast enough to handle good outdoor/wildlife pics. for an entry level.
760906
More about the settings of the camera, than the memory holding the photo's but yes, I've taken many photo's of humming birds works great! Hope that helps.
1372331
The zoom certainly helps. Makes your image appear to be eight times closer. However, say for example you are shooting a bird 100 ft. away. He still will be a long way off, for example he will not cover the whole screen. Most people shooting wildlife use lens with basically 200x. If you are shooting a deer for example at 100 feet with a 8x he will pretty well fill the screen. If you could get within say 20-30 feet your 8x would work fairly well.
282171
I can't speak to indoor basketball shots but I did take action shots fully zoomed in of a dozen sea gulls swooping down for fish and it caught them like they were still. You also have advance control of shutter speed, aperture etc beyond the preset action function. I have had it for 6 months and could not be happier. The camera capability is amazing by itself, the fact that it's a smart camera is just a bonus.
527246
Yes 200 feet is a breeze for this camera,my dad watches a bald eagle from about 2500 feet and you are able to see pretty well at that range it's just black and white that far away
1030046
It's a mediocre 720p camera. But for the price it's certainly adequate. It cannot be aimed independent of the drone. Basically it always faces forward at a slightly declined angle from level.