Point and shoot camera for pet
My dog moves too much and I can't take well focused photos of her most of the time with my phone. Looking for a camera under $300. Any recommendations?
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Ah... good that I asked it here.hdom wrote: ↑ For the budget, I second the Canon S120 as well but it is sadly no longer in production...
I also agree with the previous poster since I have both recent model upper end DLSR and a mirrorless camera and yet, I have trouble catching my 10 mos old nephew in doors.
So, spend the model on a phone with a better camera before you consider picking up a p&s, since you are likely going to still have the same problem and is another thing you have to carry.
Jan 30th, 2017 10:38 pm
Jan 31st, 2017 1:02 am
Without seeing the images that you are referring to, you could be partially correct, as faster shutter speeds are one part of freezing action. Some point & shoot cameras (already mentioned) do have an Auto Shutter Speed Priority Mode (Tv), where one can set the shutter speed for the camera to use & as a user setting, it can be set "fast enough" for some situations. But that is only one part of the exposure control, with the others being aperture & ISO AND LIGHT!!!!!! Some cameras can be set so that if there is not enough light for the user selected shutter speed in Tv Mode, then the ISO is boosted & the aperture is opened up as far as it can be. This isn't a common feature on lower end cameras but is becoming so. But higher ISO's introduce Noise, sometimes ugly noise & artefacts, again, mostly on lower priced cameras. As well, wide apertures are less sharp, especially off center. So in "theory", Shutter Priority Mode Tv, could or should help freeze movement, but the end result is that it depends, on a) is there enough light (indoors is usually poor light) & the brighter the light, the better this mode works. b) is there even enough light for the Auto Focus system to work (again bright light is more often more accurate) c) what is the ISO & noise quality of the sensor d) e) f) , the list goes on. One of the main problems with lower & even some higher priced cameras is that their Auto Focus system is POOR for moving subjects, low light conditions & often not good at holding focus or tracking a subject as it moves from one plane of focus to another. So, some of the poor image problem may be too low a shutter speed in too low light conditions but is also extremely often, poor auto focus either due to poor light intensity or poor auto focus technology or a subject & lighting of low contrast or detail for the auto focus system to lock on to & or change it's plane of focus.
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Feb 1st, 2017 3:50 pm
Taking action photos with a smartphone, or a cheap P&S, isn't going to work well, especially indoors. Video is your best option there.
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The new Panasonic Lumix LX10 is also very interesting at a slightly lower price point (~$350 less). Good AF and decent tracking.JohnyBGood wrote: ↑ I think the RX100 V is worth its price tag (Reg $1249.99CAD). It's tiny, yet it can do 4k movies (5min intervals), insane slow motion, flip up screen, etc. Its AF is much better than the previous model (IV) and the popular vlogging camera G7X MII. It is missing a touch-screen/touch-focus and mic input, but if you need better sound you can always use a stand-alone audio recorder and merge in post.
Feb 3rd, 2017 3:33 pm
I hear BareNakedLadies in the background, "if I had a million..."JohnyBGood wrote: ↑ I think the RX100 V is worth its price tag (Reg $1249.99CAD). It's tiny, yet it can do 4k movies (5min intervals), insane slow motion, flip up screen, etc. Its AF is much better than the previous model (IV) and the popular vlogging camera G7X MII. It is missing a touch-screen/touch-focus and mic input, but if you need better sound you can always use a stand-alone audio recorder and merge in post.
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