shoie

[shoie]

i have a canon digital xsi 12.2 meg with A TAMRON 70-200 2.8 F-STOP. WHEN I USE THE APERTURE PRIORITY SETTING FOR SHOOTING SOCCER GAMES AT NIGHT I SOMETIMES DON'T HAVE ENOUGH SHUTTER SPEED AND WHEN I USE THE SHUTTERE PRIORITY I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH LIGHT, I HAVE ISO SET ON 1600, WHAT CAN I DO WITH MY EQUIPMENT TO GET THE BOTH THE LIGHT AND THE SPEED....THANKS

[Andy Stanton]

You can put it in full manual mode and set both the shutter speed and aperture. But you still might not have sufficient light to be able to get a well-exposed, sharp picture.

[shoie]

thanks andy, i will try that tonight at my grandsons football game, i thought i tried that and didn't have enough light, but i will try again, what about setting the exposure compensation dial, will that give me more light?

[Andy Stanton]

The exposure compensation dial affects aperture, shutter speed and ISO. If you're already doing it manually, adjusting the compensation dial won't help.

Keep in mind that if you're taking photos of a football game, you'll want to shoot at a fairly high shutter speed - maybe 1/200 - to avoid blur. If you shoot at 800 or 1600ISO you should be able to get a decent looking shot with a wide aperture. Remember though that the more you zoom in the narrower the aperture will get and the darker the picture will become.

[J. Keenan]

Best way to maximize shutter speed is to set the camera on aperture priority and open the lens to maximum aperture. That will give you the fastest shutter speed the camera thinks is consistent with a good exposure.

But..........the shutter speed is also dependent on the lighting conditions and ISO set in the camera. If you're at 1600 ISO and max aperture doesn't give you a bright enough image, exposure compensation is only going to lengthen the time the shutter stays open, which will compound your camera shake problems if hand holding.

You didn't say if your lens is stabilized, but if so, make sure you have stabilization enabled.