It's great except around kids at night. But anyway, My main problem is blur and noise. I tried different setting and they all seem blurry.
Why not use flash? If, you use flash then you will not need tripod unless no flash then you need tripod at low light or dark
#1 set up - Auto-ISO is off. Just set up like 200 ISO
low number ISO makes less noise and higher number ISO cause noise (purple and Green or ugliest grain)
#2 Try to set up manual focus (off auto-focus). It should be okay for night shoot.
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my husband want a fast shutter as well because he said everytime he try to take a quick picture (like a cool karate move from our son), it's too late and the pictures we wanted the most ALWAYS turn out blurry . the picture we don't care for always turn out good.
Almost all It's a point and shoot type of camera won't capture good picture at sport like your son in Karate.
That's why he needs DSLR.
I was on sideline photo at college games (regular season and bowls). NCAA do not allow anyone use tripod at games. Almost all photographers use monopod (one leg).
This is Ray Rice with his mom. His mom was good friend of mine. Current, Ray Rice plays for Baltimore Ravens
Sometime, I had nice talked with Eric Foster #56. Now, he plays for Indy Colts. See Jamaal Westerman #90. Now, he plays for Jets.
NJ Gov attended opening night game.
This is Pat White (West Va). Now, he plays for Miami Dolphins
This is Pat McAfee (West Va). Now, he plays for Indy Colts.
This is McCoy (Pitt). Now, he plays for Phila Eagles
This is Noel Devine (West Va). Probably, he will jump in 2010 NFL draft.
You know his both parents are passed away by AIDS. He was 3 mo old his dad passed away and 11 years old his mom passed away. Deion Sanders (famous NFL and Cinn Reds) takes care Noel Devine.
Sometime, I got very poor pictures at game.
Drunk students pushed Mascot. Other student fought with mascot
Sometime, I was too quick shoot - auto-focus was not 100 percent ready
Many times, fans screams at me that they want me to shoot Erie Anderson.
Sometime, Auto-Focus lens picked other person walked fast. I got out of focus. This was young Erie Anderson.