Best pocket camera to stop motion

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Rock - 28 Feb 2008 00:39 GMT

Hi,

What would be the best small camera to stop motion. Shoot an action with
several shots in succession to get a good movement shot?

Thanks

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Dudley Hanks - 28 Feb 2008 01:33 GMT

> Hi,
>
> What would be the best small camera to stop motion. Shoot an action with
> several shots in succession to get a good movement shot?
>
> Thanks

Without going to a DSLR, I don't think you'll find anything much better than
the Canon Powershot S5 IS which we discussed in a previous thread.

If you're looking through the optical viewfinder and have the LCD turned
off, you can get close to two shots per second.

Good Luck,
Dudley

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David J Taylor - 28 Feb 2008 08:23 GMT

> Hi,
>
> What would be the best small camera to stop motion. Shoot an action
> with several shots in succession to get a good movement shot?
>
> Thanks

If you check back here, I think there's a camera doing several hundred
frames per second. Samsung? I can't recall if it was in production or
just in development.

Almost all small-sensor cameras offer 15 fps or 30 fps video of varying
qualities.

Some Nikon models will also take a special action-sequence image. For
example, the Nikon 8400 offers two additional continuous modes: multi-shot
which is 16 consecutive images 816 s 612 pixels at about 1.6 frames per
second, and ultra-high-speed which is up to 100 pictures at 30 fps in 640
x 480 resolution. This is like a much higher-quality movie mode.

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikoncp8400/

I don't know if the more recent Nikon compact cameras also offer these
modes.

Cheers,
David

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