Hi, I have two young children and i keep 14 rats, and i would really like to take some great photos of them all, but as kids and rats are always on the move i need a camera that takes photos fast and doesn't blur the photos. as i've only been taking pictures on my phones camera, it takes forever to take the photo and by the time its taken, the kid/rat has moved and i'm left with a really badly blurred picture. I want to buy a camera for around £100-£150 or cheaper if possible... does anyone know of a really good camera for that sort of price?
I got a Kodak C875 for a similar need. Its auto-focus is pretty fast, (perhaps a quarter of a second) but if you focus first by pressing the shutter half-way down, it shoots almost instantly. It has a mode specially for shooting action shots of children, which is more or less the same as selecting a fast shutter speed to reduce the blur. It has worked out quite well for us and we now have some fun and vivid shots of children and animals in the album.
Unfortunately it is no longer made, but Wikipedia says that the Z1085 IS is its successor. It is around £110. I hope that is as good.
For taking photos fast, you need to look at shutter release lag, auto-focus lag, power-up time and time between shots. Some reviewers mention these, but the manufacturers rarely do, and results can vary. Get a fast memory card too to keep the time between shots low. These lists may help, but lists of cameras date quickly, and you will have to do further research on price and picture quality:
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Also look for a burst mode. If your camera takes a burst of a few pictures every tenth of a second, then often you will find one of the set makes a great shot.
Any compact will do the job - go to Amazon.co.uk and pick one you like. Stick to the upper end of what you can afford. Don't be tempted by cameras above that price. You will get pin-sharp pictures if you use the flash - unfortunately, I can't see you getting away without flash but kids and animals get used to it.
If you can get your rats to a windowsill you might get enough light to turn the flash off.
As the others have said, most newer Digital cameras will leave your camera phone in the dark. They will all have a flash that will let you take fast shutter pictures. If you want to avoid having to usethe flash all the time, you should look at some of the newer cameras that specifically offer anti-blur or vibration reduction. The fujifilm f50 is a pretty good camera that has very good anti-blur. The sensor in the camera actually detects motion and moves the sensor in the other direction to reduce blur. [URL Truncated]
The Sony Cybershot w line also features alot of anti-blur cameras, which I think has better looking images than the fuji one, although they reduce blur digitally and not physically but that doesn't matter. It is also cheaper:
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I think Samsung IT100 Digital Camera - Red (12MP, 5x Optical) 3.0 inchLCD is really good. It has Dual Image Stabilization: for sharper images, even when shooting without flash in low light conditions [URL Truncated]
Answer by Svetlana on 11 Jan 2010 11:48:36IS (Image stabilization) is for compensating the natural shake of the human body. It won't keep a kid or rat quiet.
Aside of this, you experience shutter lag, that is also present in all P&S; albeit much lesser than all camera phones.
The only way to keep them quiet is to use a higher shutter speed and this is archieved by raising the ISO setting (not recommended on compacts unless you really need it), by using the flash (most usual) or by having more light in the picture.
I reccommend you the canon P&S models. Most of them give good performance for your money. The powershot A is the lower range and, it may be good for your uses.
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