Questions tagged [camera-shake]
camera is moved during exposure
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How to reduce shake at high focal lengths {2600mm-3900mm with adapters} when on a tripod?
I have a Nikon DIGITAL DSLR 650 1300mm zoom lens. In honour of this, I bought a Zomei tripod which is of good quality but even so, the slightest breath of wind makes the lens shake, and at such high ...
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I shook my camera and lens very hard... Can that cause damage?
I shook my camera and lens very hard. Will this cause damage to the camera or lens?
I did this 4 to 5 times. Should I be worried?
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In an image with camera shake and a point light source, can the shape of the point light source be used to practically reduce the shake significantly?
Often said "you could compute out the camera shake if you knew the blur function"...
One area frequently plagued by shake: Night photography.
One thing frequently found in night photography: Stars ...
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How do I compensate for lack of minimum shutter speed when in Av mode with the Canon 750D (Rebel T6i)?
I'm fairly new to photography, and I own a Canon Rebel T6i. Besides manual mode I've learned about Tv and Av modes, which to be honest I really liked, mainly when I'm shooting on events with changing ...
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How does camera weight impact usable shutter speed?
I recently upgraded from a 350d to a 5d mark ii
One thing I noticed is that I seem to be able to use slower shutter speeds with the bigger camera. (On the order of decently sharp pictures at 1/20 ...
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What is the "Water Glass" training technique for learning to hold a camera steady?
I have heard something about photographers getting trained like butlers by walking with a full glass of water on their hand and removing fingers one by one.
As I have heard, the training technique ...
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Why are my long exposures with a certain lens not crisp even though I'm using a tripod? [closed]
I am new to DSLR photography, and using using a Canon 1300D and Tamron 18-200. While using 200mm and trying to take a picture at 5 second or longer shutter speeds, I am developing camera shake and ...
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How can I remove shake from images like this one?
Sometimes I have images where the shake motion is not linear but it can be guessed from lights and similar point-like details. I am aware that this photo is low quality, it's simply the latest one I ...
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Light streaks from tripod photo
I was shooting a pano this morning and many of the images had the lights with streaks to the right. Always the right. I was panning to the right, manually rotating the camera, releasing it and ...
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The best setting for Canon 70D for my application
I'm an robotics engineer and do not have any experience in photography. For a project, I need to take some pictures of some objects and need your experience to set the optimal setting because my ...
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Does image stabilization counter shutter shock?
Image stabilization counters physical motion and thereby decreases blurring of images. Shutter shock is also physical motion so it might be corrected by image stabilization. However it might also not ...
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When should ¹/EFL become ¹/(2 × EFL) to avoid camera shake
Where is the boundary when I should set my shutter speed to ¹ / (2 × EFL) instead of ¹ / EFL to avoid camera shake? (EFL = Equivalent 35mm Focal Length). Let's assume the lens has no image ...
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Is it possible to fix severe blur from camera shake after the fact?
So I have this one photo of my midterm material, but stupid me didn't check it first when I took it and the photo turned out to be very blurred and it's impossible to read the text. Is it possible to ...
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What is Arbitrary Release Time Lag?
The Canon EOS 5DS and EOS 5DSr both offer a new feature that I have never heard of. Canon refers to it as Arbitrary Release Time Lag. What does the feature do and why might I benefit from it?
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Are full-frame cameras less forgiving with respect to camera shake?
I am debating if I should upgrade to a full frame camera or not. I heard that full-frame cameras are less forgiving if there is camera shake? My worry is that my pictures might not be as sharp with ...
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Is it normal to have to take multiple photos to end with up one good one?
When I was using a point-and-shoot, I often ended up with blurry photos, so I got into the habit of taking two or three photos so that at least one will come out good.
A few months back, I upgraded ...
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Would a bigger Gorillapod help?
I own a Sony NEX-5R, which I use heavily for low-light shooting, with a Gorillapod. The Gorillapod is rated for 1kg, and the camera is 466gm. When I press the shutter button, I get camera shake, which ...
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Software to find sharpest image in sequence?
I took a batch of images with slight camera shake.
What software is there to automatically find the sharpest image in the batch?
What I already found is Imatest's findsharp, but they write: "Find ...
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At what shutter speed threshold does a tripod start to matter?
I use a Nikon D7000 with a prime 35mm/f1.8 lens. I usually shoot at the highest aperture with 200-1000 ISO, holding the camera steady and taking 6 or more shots in the hope of at least one coming out ...
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Vibration control for Sony NEX-3 exposures
My Sony NEX-3 (first model) does not have the Electronic First Curtain Shutter feature, so when I use it for Moon photos, the close, open/close, open cycle of the focal plane shutter always adds shake ...
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What reduces blur from camera movement more: large aperture or image stabilisation?
In the reviews of lenses with image stabilisation systems there are quite often written the quality of its performance represented by the number of f-stops (2-4 f-stops).
As far as I understand, it ...
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Pros and cons of using mirror lock-up?
I read that it is a good idea to use mirror lock up to avoid camera shake.
What are to disadvantages of using mirror lock up?
I enjoy street photography, using a Nikon 28-70 mm lens and where ...
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What are IS modes and what are their purposes?
After reading the answer by Bill to this question became curious about IS modes. So, What is basically IS mode? Does all lens comes with various IS modes?
And what are various situations to use these ...
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When and where do you need to use a tripod?
I am looking into use cases where the use of a tripod is very effective or necessary.
Though in theory every possible shot can be taken with the help of tripod, in real life I do not think that is ...
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Where does the ¹/shutter speed = focal length rule for hand shake come from?
The generally accepted rule of thumb is that the shutter speed must be the same or larger than the inverse of the focal length.
As is, it seems that it makes no sense as is:
On a 24 Mpixels full-...
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How can I maintain camera stability without a tripod? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I hold my camera steady?
I was shooting some photos last night and I was having trouble not blurring the images. The issue I know comes from me shaking while the ...
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Is there a script which will detect camera-shake blur? [closed]
Is there any existing script, either standalone (python, perl, etc.) or bridge/aperture plug-in that will detect blur of the type where you move the camera when taking the picture? I know this can be ...
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How can I hold my camera steady?
I've been an amateur photographer for some time, but have always had problems holding the camera steady. I've developed some tricks like using a flat surface and the self timer in low light, and of ...
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What plugin for Photoshop can I use to remove camera-shake blur?
What is the best anti blur plug-in for Photoshop image editor and how effective can it be without compromising with the image quality or increasing sharpness/noise?
I am especially interested in ...
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Digital zoom versus optical zoom for minimising camera shake
Here's the scenario: every so often our garden plays host to some small deer. Naturally, I try to take pictures of them. From inside the house, I can get a decent shot with full zoom on my camera. ...
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Should I keep Image Stabilization (IS) off when I do not actually need it?
I own a Canon 7D and a EF-S 15-85 IS lens and I keep the image stabilization turned on all the time.
Recently, an experienced photographer told me that this is a huge mistake because it reduces image ...
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Focus problem vs. motion blur vs. camera shake - how to tell the difference?
I'm not sure if the title of the question captures what I mean, but it's hard to be succint in the space allowed.
Suppose you have a picture that is not as sharp as you think it should/could be. (...
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What software could I use for aligning time lapse stills to remove camera shake?
I've been playing around with some time lapse sequences shot from the roof of our building in New York. It's terribly windy and the resulting sequence exhibits some slight camera shake.
I'm seeking ...
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How can slightly blurred photos be improved in post processing?
I have heard quotes which say "If its not good, delete it."
I go by that advice, but sometimes you capture some precious moment but you see that photo is slightly blurred because of camera shake. I ...
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How can I determine the minimum shutter speed to avoid blur from camera shake?
How can I determine the minimum shutter speed at which I can effectively avoid camera shake while hand-holding the camera?
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