Budget camera for sports shots

[mosco]

The A33 can do 7fps, A55 can do 10fps, A35 can do 10fps, A65 can do 10fps and the A77 can do 12fps. These are all in their continuous mode. And I can guarantee you my A33 can produce better pictures from it's 7fps than your superzoom can with it's 10fps.

He is talking about mirrorless, like the NEX, not the translucent mirror like those models.

Why is it that mirrorless cameras from Sony and Panasonic can't shoot more than 5 or 7fps? My Sony superzoom with CMOS sensor does 10fps.

I guessing its not a technical limitation but more a implementation limitation if that makes sense. The Nikon V1/J1 have pretty fast continuous shooting. My panasonic G3 can do 20fps, but only at 4MP. I don't think being mirrorless has anything to do with it.

 

[dougp]

He is talking about mirrorless, like the NEX, not the translucent mirror like those models.



I guessing its not a technical limitation but more a implementation limitation if that makes sense. The Nikon V1/J1 have pretty fast continuous shooting. My panasonic G3 can do 20fps, but only at 4MP. I don't think being mirrorless has anything to do with it.

Whoops, for some reason I thought I read SLT. It was early, sorry!

 

[SecurityTheatre]

The Nikon V1/J1 have pretty fast continuous shooting. My panasonic G3 can do 20fps, but only at 4MP. I don't think being mirrorless has anything to do with it.

As far as I'm aware, they are still constrained by CPU power.

Pushing the processing of pixels at 18MP at the rate of 10fps is still pretty challenging, technically.

There are other issues with sensor buffers, heat on the sensors and other things too. It's certainly not just a marketing decision (though some of it is, like the D700 only shooting 5fps until you buy really expensive battery adapters).

 

[Throckmorton]

Your Superzoom can do 10fps but:

"The only fly in the ointment is that once the burst is completed, it takes over fifteen seconds for the camera to clear the buffer, during which you cannot take another picture."

And that is JPEG only. No RAW available.

The SLRs and micro 4/3 cameras shoot continuously straight to the memory card?

 

[gar655]

The A33 can do 7fps, A55 can do 10fps, A35 can do 10fps, A65 can do 10fps and the A77 can do 12fps. These are all in their continuous mode. And I can guarantee you my A33 can produce better pictures from it's 7fps than your superzoom can with it's 10fps.

And the problem with those cameras at those frame rates is the lack of continuous focus and fixed exposure.

Only the Nikon 1 series and high end Canon and Nikon DSLRs can do continuous AF at those frame rates.

Gene

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

You *need* a dSLR to do sports shots. I have a S95 and a G-series. It's just not doable. I'll take my T1i anyday even if its just a 55-250 and the camera is slow as hell at framerate.

There's something about using a VF to AF and track a subject in sports and fast motion that's just WAY more satisfying. I use the viewfinder in my g-series and I find my results to beat my S95 anyday.

While the D70 is a good deal, I'm not too familiar with Nikon. I find that like recommending a 20D or 30D.

Several reasons why I shy away from older models:
- Smaller LCD screen (you're not shooting with it, but still its nice to look back at images)
- Low resolution LCD (problem when you look back. My friend's XSi vs my T1i is exactly the case. You can easily tell AF issues from my screen rather than waiting to upload to a computer and then judging if your camera focused properly or not)
- Better noise reduction - Newer image processing.
- Better sensors/higher resolution - While higher resolution is not necessarily better, noise reduction has always followed MP count, so most of the time even while you bump resolution, your sensor is of better quality that it makes up for the blowing up of pixels. Some cases where 40D vs 50D you could say the 40D is better in IQ/noise, but the 50D can hold its own for the most part.

I know people recommended the 40D for a long time on Nikon because its a budget camera, but the newer cameras have way better AF points (more too), and while the 6MP sensor was amazing, the fact that I can crop the hell out of my 15MP shots and still retain great detail is a plus. I guess part of the problem was the D3000 sucked, but the 3100 brings back a great image sensor.

Anyway, I digress.