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kathy.watson@greenwichgrp.com (watswife) 0 pts

January 22, 2008 3:37 PM

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In sports mode, how do I change aperture opening, shutter speed and iso for action shots?

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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58449 pts

January 29, 2008 6:47 PM

Your best bet is to rely on manual for those changes on the fly. Sports mode will prechoose an ISO setting and then choose from a set range of aperture and shutter speed settings.

Going to manual puts you in complete control. You could also rely on either aperture priority or shutter priority which would enable the camera to automatically choose one while you adjust the other.

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kathy.watson@greenwichgrp.com (watswife) 0 pts

January 30, 2008 10:06 AM

Thanks so much for the reply - I really appreciate it - but I don't think I was very clear. (I thought I needed to limit my wording and so I think I left out important info.) My concern in using manual is that I won't have enough time to change all the settings I need to change on the fly. I guess I'd really like to know what combination of settings are most useful to use most of the time and then I could go from there. If I set it in sports mode, doesn't it prevent me from changing some on the other settings or from using the flash? (I remember having problems when trying to change it in the preset modes other than auto.)

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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58449 pts

January 30, 2008 2:49 PM

It can. But it largely depends on your conditions. As for flash, I point to the pros who seldom use a flash when shooting sports pictures. this is mostly because it can interfere with the action. That's why what I would do is use shutter priority. You set the shutter speed on the fly and let the camera do the rest.

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kathy.watson@greenwichgrp.com (watswife) 0 pts

January 30, 2008 3:24 PM

Thanks so much for your suggestion. Will try it asap...sounds simple enough!

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Dr. Mike 0 pts

April 30, 2008 7:52 AM

In shutter priority, if you select a shutter speed that is too fast for the lens, does the camera automatically change the ISO to compenate or do you have to do that manually as well?

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In sports mode, how do I change aperture opening, shutter speed and iso for action shots?

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