coolpix 5000 - help
 

anyone know how to take pictures of a moving subject without blurring it? let me know the settings you use if you have it

Set it on manual and increase your shutter speed

manually increase the shutter.

Shoulda bought a G3.

:(

I'm pretty sure they have an Automatic setting on that camera. If not use manual mode and jack the shutter speed as high as you can.

On that model the top speed is 1/4000th of a sec which will stop most anything.

yeah, but the picture is coming entire black :/

remove the lens cap.... :-)

lol

seriously... already did

more light, as you increase the "film" speed you should increase the apparature to let more light in...

Also a flash freezes motion...

Read the manual

"pan" the camera with the subject if possible.

also shoot forward or back (subject coming straight into view or straight out of view) as opposed to subject moving across frame.

if subject movement is random, get maximum light on subject, and raise sutter speed, if not quite enough light raise ISO setting, or use flash. increase lens opening to maximum using aperature priority.

still not enough light without flash, get a camera with a larger (faster) lens opening.

in consumer digicams probably olympus C5050 has fastest lens for low light (no flash) shooting.

If you use a faster shutter speed, you have to open up the aperture to compensate.

Hire a professional :winkwink:

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dude, i know perfectly how to manage a video camera but managing a picture camera is another thing... I would like to use the coolpix in my hardcore scenes without the flash, so it will not appear in the videos

Hi Alvaro

I've got a Coolpix 5000. I do a lot of simulateous video and camera shooting with it, and I use it quite a bit with the 1280 x 960 fast frame option (up to 60 shots at aprox 0.5 secs per shot).

The thing I like least about my CPix 5000 is that it seems to handle medium light levels (eg really good natural light indoors) very poorly. I have often wondered if mine is faulty but perhaps it is a weakness of the camera. I also notice that increasing the apperture or upping the light levels with 2 500W spots does not help as much as I would expect it to.

What I do to increase shutter speed is up the ISO to either 200 or 400, however at 400 the image noise is pretty bad. I then run the images through a set of PS actions by Fred Miranda that do a pretty good job of reducing that noise.

I think perhaps you should consider a new camera - the Cannon 10D is said to perform exceptionally well in low light conditions, and I expect the cheaper EOS300 (somtheing like that) which is coming out in September will also be a good performer.

ayj