bill88 6 Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Right a few years ago when cameras had film in,i used to take a few pics with my om10,which in the early 's was a reasonable tool.Since cameras have gone digital i've just used a point and click camera.Its a samsung sommat or other 7mp,it cost over £300 when i bought it 3 years ago,but the thing is the shutter delay is doing my nut in.In the pics below the pup was no more than 15 feet behind the bunny,but when i press click,by the time the shutter has gone off the bunnies are out of frame.The camera has a million settings,and i've tried them all (sports,children,night,etc etc) but still there is a delay. Now would i be right in thinking i need an slr,in order to take action shots? any advice welcomed,and what camera would you recommend ( cheaper the better) Thanks in advance,Bill Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest world.hunters Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 unless there is a manual shutter speed i doubt you can do anythink about it mate. what is the model number of the camera as this would give people a better idea of what camera you are using . w.h Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ditch_Shitter Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Bill; There is a way round it, mate. Just that I'm damned if I can remember it, off hand! I suffered (and suffer ye do!) the exact same problem, mate. Perfect moment. Brain says " NOW! ". Camera waits. Sneers at ye. Mutters, " Yeah. Alright. When I'm good and f*ckin ready! ". Subject pisses off as ye grind ye teeth and scream internally. Click! Flash! FFS!!! Been there. Done that! Not sure if it's to do with the usual " Portrait " / " Landscape " / " Automatic " type settings, or something deeper inside there? But I touched something, on someone's advice, and sorted it. So it should be doable - I mean; Who in hell would design a camera with a built in 30 second f*cking delay function?! Ye just need some genius to explain it to ye Genius needed: Please step up! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bill88 6 Posted November 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Bill; There is a way round it, mate. Just that I'm damned if I can remember it, off hand! I suffered (and suffer ye do!) the exact same problem, mate. Perfect moment. Brain says " NOW! ". Camera waits. Sneers at ye. Mutters, " Yeah. Alright. When I'm good and f*ckin ready! ". Subject pisses off as ye grind ye teeth and scream internally. Click! Flash! FFS!!! Been there. Done that! Not sure if it's to do with the usual " Portrait " / " Landscape " / " Automatic " type settings, or something deeper inside there? But I touched something, on someone's advice, and sorted it. So it should be doable - I mean; Who in hell would design a camera with a built in 30 second f*cking delay function?! Ye just need some genius to explain it to ye Genius needed: Please step up! Guess we'll have to delay our applications for Mensa then eh ditch ? I asked a mate of mine and he said that it can be done,something to do with overiding the auto settings,as the delay is while the camera decides whether the subject,light,focus,etc are ok.I've litterally tried every setting,and read the manual cover to cover (and its more war and peace,than instruction pamphlet) and still i get the pause.If it comes to you in one of your post guinness meditations,let me know the answer.Thanks anyway Ditch. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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