Having problems

[ChowChi-Ching]

I am not sure what I am doing wrong. Alot of my pictues turn out really blurry. I hate it because alot of them are my kids pictures. I would say that 5 out of 10 are blurry. I was told that I should keep my camera on "auto" until I understood it better but this isn't working very well for me. How do I get good clear photos while my subjects are moving??

[thecynicroute]

I am not sure what I am doing wrong. Alot of my pictues turn out really blurry. I hate it because alot of them are my kids pictures. I would say that 5 out of 10 are blurry. I was told that I should keep my camera on "auto" until I understood it better but this isn't working very well for me. How do I get good clear photos while my subjects are moving??

If your subjects are moving, and you want to use an automatic feature, then use the sports feature the you have on your camera. Here are a few reasons for camera shake:

1. Too low of a shutter speed for you lens. To fix this, have you shutter at least as fast as the mm on your lens. (i.e. for 24 mm lens, you can get away with 1/30 of a second, while a 300 mm will require AT LEAST a shutter speed of 1/250.) If you choose to use the miminum requirements, make sure you have really steady hands.

2. For moving subjects, go with a fast shutter speed. Start at 1/250 and work your way up until action is stopped.

3. Low light can also mess with you, because slower shutter speeds are required.

In all, blur can be fixed with the correct shutter speed. Keep it fast! And make sure your focusing is on point. Hope this helped. =)

[ChowChi-Ching]

It did and I will see what I can do. Hopefully they will get better. lol

[readingr]

Another tip for fast moving objects in low light is to use the flashgun to freeze the motion. I have used flash even in quite bright situations to achieve sharp photo.

Roger

[mtbbrian]

Please remember that this is the "Critique Forum".
Please keep the discussion to critiquing photographs.
I can have this thread moved to a better fortum if you like, probably the "Help Forum".
Thanks!
Brian

[OldSchool]

Hi ChowChi,

If this is with your D70, then I strongly recommend that you DO NOT use "Auto". The reason is that it defaults to the "Closest Focus Area" mode. So even though you have the camera pointed at your child's face, it will focus on the table in front of him.

I recommend that you use the "P" mode and set ISO to "Auto". You'll greatly improve your number of keepers. I also recommend that you take your time going through your manual page by page and playing with your camera. Jump to the sections on:

Focus
White-balance
P-mode
Shutter Priority
Aperature Priority

Also check out:

http://www.nikondigitutor.com/eng/d70/index.php

If you have questions about a certain page in the manual, post them to the DSLR help board. I'll do my best to answer.

If this is not about your new Nikon, disregard my reply.
BR,
Tim

[ChowChi-Ching]

This is actually with my Konica Minolta A2 but I will take your advice for when my Nikon gets here. Thank you!!