Digital cameras 101

[amateur_photo]

I just bought a sony w7 . I can't achieve a good output pictures  Whenever i took shot at my daughter's school programs. It's always blurred. Can you give some advice in taking a better shots specially when the subject is moving?

[Mike54]

Hi amateur_photo and welcome to the Q&A Board. I started to write up a response and realized that there is already a very good write up available right here.
If you're feeling the urge for learning take a look at the Taking Pictures Index Page. It has links to almost everything you might want to know to take better pictures.

[ShutterbugGail]

I'm wondering if you are using the shutter-release button correctly, that is, pushing it down in two steps like this:



Blurred images are most often caused by camera shake. Using a digital camera shutter button is quite different than using one on a film camera. There is information and an illustation here:

http://www.digicamhelp.com/shutter-release-button/index.htm

In addition to the references Mike gave you, you may find some of this related information helpful:

Taking photos at a school play:
http://www.digicamhelp.com/learn/camera-questions-and-answers/taking-photos-at-a-school-play.htm


Taking sports/action photos:
http://www.digicamhelp.com/how-to-photograph-sports-events/index.htm

Shutter speed:
http://www.digicamhelp.com/advanced-digital-camera-settings/shutter-speed.htm

[Deb]

Can you give some advice in taking a better shots specially when the subject is moving?

Hi Amatuer_photo. The trick to shooting moving subjects so that they are not blurred is to use a fast enough shutterspeed to freeze that action. This selection will depend on how fast your subject is moving of course.

To select a shutterspeed, set your camera to "Manual" mode. Your camera has shutterspeeds as fast as 1/1000. So, go ahead and start out with about a 1/125 or 1/250 and see how that works for ya. Again, adjust the speed to your subject's speed of movement.

Another point to mention, the more zoomed in you are on your subject (or the nearer you are to your subject) the faster you will want to set your camera to compensate for the speed of movement and the effectual "distance" to your subject.

Give this a try and let us know if we can help further.

Have fun!