Camera for moving shots?

gracie83

I am not sure where to ask this.

I have recently adopted two hyperactive kittens and all my attempts to photograph them have resulted in a nice blurred shot. So I am looking for a camera which will let me take shots of my new girls. The problem is the camera needs to be as cheap as possible. Thanks

unrich

Lighting is the key. Either have a camera with a flash. Or make the room light as possible.

A compact camera has to autofocus and decide what exposure to use and whether to use a flash or not. In low light these things take longer and you get a delay between pressing the shutter and the shot. Also in low light the exposure time will go longer to capture the light it needs. This results in the blur. Kittens fast, shutter slow.

A compact digital camera, unless it is really expensive, will struggle to cope.

So use flash. If you can manually focus do so. Turn the room lights up. Try and borrow a digital SLR. I noticed Jessops or was it Currys doing the Nikon D40 for £259 (I think) Jessops with cash back and discount..

You might have luck with a compact like this canon link.

Don't waste your money on a another cheap compact.

Get the catnip out and watch them go.

BillScarab

Some high end compacts have manual controls which will let you set the shutter speed. Something like that may do the trick.

With your existing camera you could try the different modes and see if that helps, a sports mode may be better. The only other thing is to pre-focus on an area and press the shutter when the kitten enters that area.

If you want a new camera that can reliably take photos of fast moving action in low light it's unlikely to be very cheap.