5 Tips for Capturing Better Action Shots

March 15, 2016Gary Detonnancourt

1. Use a Fast Shutter Speed

I like to have a shutter speed of 1/1000 second or faster for shooting action.

2. Use continuous auto-focus and back button focusing

3. Tap the AF button instead of holding it down continuously.

Many cameras will auto-focus better if you tap the AF button repeatedly during the action sequence rather than holding it down the whole time.

4. Use the center auto-focus point

I like to use the center auto-focus point and then crop the image later for the composition I want.

5. Use any custom settings available for tracking action.

Check out my post on optimizing your camera for shooting birds in flight.

Here are some more images from this shoot.

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Nikon Releases a 360 VR Action Camera

January 06, 2016Gary Detonnancourt

This camera looks really cool. It's an action camera that can show you a 350 field of view. Watch some of the sample videos and make sure you use the arrows in the upper left hand corner to look around during the video. I'm not all that active but even I want one.

This movie was recorded and edited using a Nikon action camera KeyMission 360, which is currently under development for pre-announcement at CES in 2016.

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