ok i got it

[Rugeroni]

ok i got the a80 and i love it when i am taking still shots its freaken awsome! but i need help taking high quality pics of my son. it seems when he moves or even me moving a tad makes the pics blurry! how can i fix this??

thanks,
justin

 

[agentzero9]

If indoors: Prefocus, use TV mode, set the shutter speed to 1/100, and use the flash.

Your son still has to be relatively still, as do your hands. That is the limitation of non-SLRs.

 

[Emberghost]

It says the Max shutter is 1/2000 sec, so you might want something like 1/200 or 1/500.

 

[Sean]

Emberghost is the right on. You need 1/250 or above to catch good motion. I have a chart here, I would up load, but I am sans scanner.

Cheers,

 

[bromide]

this isnt a bad little reference:

http://www.mindspring.com/~inspired/shutter.htm

 

[Joves]

Well you do need to set to a higher shutter speed and, a higher ISO. It really depends on how much noise you get in the higher ISO though. To me a 400ISO is good.

 

[Rugeroni]

wow thanks for the replies!!! i am a uber n00b at taking pics but i think this could turn into a hobby. i think its so cool and browsing the forums i never knew how much i liked pictures and stuff. well thanks for the chart i am going to try your suggestions and i will post my failures and good ones

thanks,
justin