Does shutter speed affect motion blur on all cameras?

Question

Does shutter speed affect motion blur on all cameras? Because I've got a Nikon d3100 and I'm not really seeing any difference. thanks

Answer 1

Shutter speed works very much the same ways on all cameras that have ever been made. Slow shutter - blur. fast shutter - pin-sharp pices. You can use slow speed in following a moving person or car by 'panning' with the movement to show the moving thing reasonably sharp against a streakily blurred background, much suggestive of movement.



Indeed if you shift from 1/800 to 1/400 on a fairly static subject you will see no difference - both will be sharp unless you jerk the camera horribly. But if you pan at 1/200 then try panning at 1/25 on a person running at a reasonable speed across you line of vision you will see the difference. Such movement will not be nearly so obvious if the object or person is moving directly towards you.



Arwe you truly using your shutter speeds correctly? Check your book to see if you are actually altering the speeds.

Answer 2

Yes. If you use a faster shutter speed, say 1/1000 and up, you should start to eliminate motion blur, freezing action. And conversely, slower you'll get more blur, say 1/30 and slower.



D3100 is a cracking camera and very capable, if your pretty new to this you should find this camera can do almost everything you could ever want, there's just great potential to get exceptional images. A friend's just bought one and asked me to show them how to use it, I just couldn't believe how much camera you get for your money.

Answer 3

Yes of course.



I suspect you are in Auto modes where the camera is making sure that the exposure is correct and you have enough light.



Try shutter priority (S) or manual (M) and adjust your speed to a slow one. Without a tripod you'll get blur from camera shake at speeds below which you can handhold.



It would help if you said what it is you are trying to shoot and what your current settings are.

Answer 4

Short answer is YES!



However it depends on the lens you are using. If you have a standard lens with a limited aperture range, then that will also limit the shutter speed you can use;especially when used on Auto or Programme mode.

So, if your lens aperture is, say, f4 to f5.6 then, on Auto, you wont be able to use shutter speeds of, say,1/8 or 1/1000 because the aperture wont allow it.

Hope you see what I mean!

Answer 5

From your question I'm going to guess that you're using "P Mode" and allowing the camera to make the decisions about aperture and shutter speed. Since Nikon wants your pictures to be correctly exposed and free of blur caused by camera shake, "P Mode" is biased towards a faster shutter speed.



If control of your camera is what you want then you need to try one or all of these modes: "A", "S" or "M".



"A" is Aperture Priority. You select an aperture and the camera selects a shutter speed that will give a correct exposure based on the ISO used. This mode is best used when you want to control depth of field (landscapes, groups of people) and shutter speed isn't as important.



"S" is Shutter Priority. You select a shutter speed and the camera selects an aperture that will give a correct exposure based on the ISO used. This mode is best used when you're shooting action and want to control how much the subject is or isn't blurred from its motion.



"M" is Manual Mode. You check the camera's light meter and manually select an aperture and shutter speed that will give a correct exposure based on the ISO used. This mode allows you full control of the exposure.



Read: http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/aperture-priority-shutter-and-manual-mode/



You've probably noticed use of ISO along with aperture and shutter speed. These three terms make up the Exposure Triangle. Learning it will definitely help your photography.



Read: http://digital-photography-school.com/learning-exposure-in-digital-photography



The idea is that you need to take control of your camera and try using "A", "S" and "M" modes and forget "P" mode exists.



This old rule is also useful to know: "Sunny 16 Rule". It was invented when cameras didn't have light meters and few amateur photographers owned a hand-held light meter. It states: "On a sunny day, set your aperture to f16 and your shutter speed to 1/ISO."



Using ISO 100:



f32 @ 1/25 sec.

f22 @ 1/50 sec.

f16 @ 1/100 sec. "Sunny 16"

f11 @ 1/200 sec.

f8.0 @ 1/400 sec.

f5.6 @ 1/800 sec.

f4.0 @ 1/1600 sec.



Understanding the Exposure Triangle will allow you to know why the shutter speed gets slower at f22 and f32 and faster at f11, f8, f5.6, etc.



If you'd like to experiment with motion blur to give a more dynamic look to action pictures read the following:



http://digital-photography-school.com/a-beginners-to-capturing-motion-in-your-photography

http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-capture-motion-blur-in-photography

http://digital-photography-school.com/mastering-panning-to-photograph-moving-subjects This technique takes some practice but the results are worth the effort.



Watch this video tutorial: http://www.nikondigitutor.com/eng/d3100/index.html Who better than Nikon to teach you all about your Nikon D3100?

Answer 6

Yes it does. But one thing most photographers forget is the direction of the cameras shutter curtain in relation to direction of travel of the subject and your panning.

Example; If you shoot at 1/8 sec and pan from left to right with your subject moving left to right and your shutter curtain travels from left to right as a moving slit, you will get a different effect if your subject was moving from right to left and you panned from right to left. If it was a moving car the wheels would be egg shaped in one shot and not so in the other shot.

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