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mpmmbk · Apr 18, 2006, 6:53 PM

Need help buying a digital camera. I have three kids who all play softball/baseball and would like a camera that will be able to capture my son pitching or my daughters batting or make that play by play shoot!!! I've inquired on several digital cameras that will take continuous shoots; would prefer to have at least 5 shoots in a very short period of time. But I was recently told that unless it was an SLR camera the point and shoots cameras will only print thumbnails of the continuous shoots in a single sheet instead of the each shoot as an individual picture. Is this true and which camera do you recommend? HELP PLEASE!!!!

mtclimber · Apr 18, 2006, 8:29 PM

mpm-

Your information is correct. What you are asking for really needs a DSLR camera for the best results, such as a Canon XT or a Nikon D-50. A point and shoot ultra zoom camera will be very hard pressed in that photographic environment. The burst rate of an ultra zoom is somewhat slower and you will need a good deal more light to get the photos if you are shooting in low light levels. Hopefully, these will be daytime games. An ultra zoom will give you lesser quality images, but they will be individual images not thumbnails.

Do some research on the ultra zooms for the exact details.

MT

mpmmbk · Apr 19, 2006, 3:14 PM

Thanks for the info....I now know in which directions to start =)

peripatetic · Apr 19, 2006, 4:43 PM

Even the entry level DSLR can't do 5fps.

For that you'll need the mid-level cameras like Canon 20D/30D or Nikon D200.

photoshane · Apr 20, 2006, 2:08 PM

look into the canon powershot S2 IS

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Apr 18, 2006, 6:53 PM	#1
mpmmbk Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2	Need help buying a digital camera. I have three kids who all play softball/baseball and would like a camera that will be able to capture my son pitching or my daughters batting or make that play by play shoot!!! I've inquired on several digital cameras that will take continuous shoots; would prefer to have at least 5 shoots in a very short period of time. But I was recently told that unless it was an SLR camera the point and shoots cameras will only print thumbnails of the continuous shoots in a single sheet instead of the each shoot as an individual picture. Is this true and which camera do you recommend? HELP PLEASE!!!!

Apr 18, 2006, 8:29 PM	#2
mtclimber Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Oregon, USA Posts: 18,143	mpm- Your information is correct. What you are asking for really needs a DSLR camera for the best results, such as a Canon XT or a Nikon D-50. A point and shoot ultra zoom camera will be *very hard pressed* in that photographic environment. The burst rate of an ultra zoom is somewhat slower and you will need a good deal more light to get the photos if you are shooting in low light levels. Hopefully, these will be daytime games. An ultra zoom will give you lesser quality images, but they will be individual images not thumbnails. Do some research on the ultra zooms for the exact details. MT

Apr 19, 2006, 3:14 PM	#3
mpmmbk Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2	Thanks for the info....I now know in which directions to start =)

Apr 19, 2006, 4:43 PM	#4
peripatetic Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,599	Even the entry level DSLR can't do 5fps. For that you'll need the mid-level cameras like Canon 20D/30D or Nikon D200.

Apr 20, 2006, 2:08 PM	#5
photoshane Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 72	look into the canon powershot S2 IS