Comments on: Letting Technology Do Your Work to Capture Fast Moving Images – Phototrap

By: Erika

Erika — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:06:26 +0000

Thanks, Phil. You’ve been very encouraging.

By: Phil

Phil — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:48:56 +0000

Erika
One of the first things I did with our Canon 850IS was to intentially shake the camera while I took a photo and was amazed at the results that the picture looked like I used a tripod to take it. I’m sure your Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS will do the same. Also the photos showed no camera shake when I took close up or zoomed in on a distant object. You’ll be amazed. Good luck and enjoy your new camera. One of these days they’ll make a digital point and shoot without any shutter lag and and that will make a lot of people happy. That’s about the only downfall with the non SLR cameras.

By: Erika

Erika — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:13:58 +0000

Hello all,

Thank you so much for all your input regarding the powershot I bought. You raised something I was not aware of – duh. I thought all digital point and shoot had image stabilization. Well, I knew something was wrong with my pictures because I was not happy with how they looked.

So, today I went back to Future Shop and traded up to Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS. Hopefully, I’ll be happier with the results.

Remember, this is just for my Europe trip. I needed something light but good.

Here’s hoping.

By: Maynard

Maynard — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:11:10 +0000

Very interesting article – really great to get some more detailed information about a relatively unusual topic, as well as the excellent but general tutorials on portraits and fireworks. If nothing else it has inspired me to consider experimenting with flash in all sorts of situations.

By: Erika

Erika — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:17:30 +0000

I guess I’m taking this camera back and upgrading to one with IS. I just didn’t think of it at the time I bought it.

By: Barney

Barney — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:06:33 +0000

I enjoyed this article. Great writing and very informative. The author got me interested in an aspect of photography that heretofore had not interested me and that’s good a good thing. :)

The detail on the Phototrap is great. I feel like I a thorough theoretical understanding of the unit and just added one to my wish list.

The section about the flash left me yearning for more information. I get that TTL flashes aren’t very good for this subject. What kind are? And how would I learn more about what kind(s) of flash to use?

And now I’m wondering what wildlife I might have in my yard to capture like this. Perhaps this is the excuse to finally get a bird feeder. :)

By: Phil

Phil — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:24:44 +0000

Erika
I purchased a the Canon 850IS (IS=Image Stabilization)for my wife over a year ago and both of us has been thrilled with the results. Any of the Canon products with image stabilization, in my opinion, will take better photographs than a camera that does not have IS. The macro shots are as crisp and clear as the fireworks photos she has taken at night and all of them without a tripod.

By: Rosh

Rosh — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:56:35 +0000

I was surprised, when I switched from Nikon, how well my Canon captures fast moving objects. If in focus fast moving objects is your goal. I always recommend Canon cameras.

Rosh
http://www.newmediaphotographer.com

By: Ray

Ray — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:24:59 +0000

Hi Erika, with your Canon PowerShot SD750, I don’t think there is an idiot-proof setting other than FULL AUTOMATIC and we all know how that goes. You will need to keep it in manual mode and always use a tripod as those PS (point n shoots) do not have any Stabilization whatsoever.

If I was to go to Europe for three weeks, I would rather leave some clothes behind than my SLR. Europe is way to beautiful to leave your camera behind.

By: Erika

Erika — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:33:33 +0000

I am going to Europe for over three weeks and I don’t want to take my SLR with me. As it is, I’m taking my laptop and, with the other luggage, it would just add to my stress.

So, I bought a Canon PowerShot SD750 to take along. I simply want good, clear shots to catalogue our trip.

Have you any suggestions on how to get the best shots? I’ve been reading and practice shooting. So far, I am not too happy with the results. I need consistently good shots. Is there an idiot-proof setting that I can depend on? What do you suggest?