Evo Camera - Motion Blur - How do I fix?

[colestein]

Hi Team -

I'm back to a stock,unrooted Evo.

When I take pictures with my phone (or any other EVO), I've noticed that the subject has to be VERY still or else I get motion blur. I have a 2 1/2 year old daughter and love to take photos of her but getting her to stay super-still is a challenge.

Even the cheapest digital cameras seem to be able to keep up with minor moving around.

Any ideas on how to make this better? I've set the ISO settings from top to bottom and have also changed to 5 megapixels but no help. Is there a better app or should I just rely on my other camera for pix? I know it's a phone but I thought it would be better in this area.

Thanks again!
JC

 

[edq]

The key to avoiding blur is having a fast shutter speed. I don't think we can adjust the shutter speed directly using the stock camera. We can increase the ISO which should increase the shutter speed to balance the exposure.

You can also turn on your flash which gives you more light and thus requires a faster shutter speed to balance the exposure.

Toddlers are just hard to catch...period! ;-)Hope this helps!

 

[colestein]

Cool, thanks. Anyone know of a better camera app than stock?
thanks!

 

[ywenz]

Try vignette

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[Kevin OQuinn]

camera360 (or is it 360camera?)

 

[Caitlyn McKenzie]

ISO is going to be your only setting for this no matter what app you use. If the fastest ISO setting (Which is the LOWEST number!) isn't getting you satisfactory results, I think you'll have to look into getting a proper camera.

 

[deparson]

Actually, the higher the number the 'faster' the exposure. i.e. ISO200 would require a much slower shutter than ISO1000 under the same conditions.

ISO is going to be your only setting for this no matter what app you use. If the fastest ISO setting (Which is the LOWEST number!) isn't getting you satisfactory results, I think you'll have to look into getting a proper camera.

 

[FractalSphere]

The rule of thumb for me is that is if it has a ringtone it's not a CAMERA! The Evo (I loooove mine!) does great pictures, but it's not a dedicated camera. It's not for action shots. It takes its best pictures in daylight when the subjects are still.

Try doing some video recordings of your daughter and grab a frame out of there? Or get a camera that can do some manual settings. It's a good investment as you'll value the pictures you take of her forever. ;-)

 

[Gtronic]

I use vignette with the 'Steady Shot' setting in shooting mode. This works best when you are not trying to take a quick shot...maybe of an object or what not.

 

[Caitlyn McKenzie]

Actually, the higher the number the 'faster' the exposure. i.e. ISO200 would require a much slower shutter than ISO1000 under the same conditions.

You're right, I woke up too early this morning.

 

[rizorith]

If you can control the light, it will be the easiest fix. Turn the lights on if you're indoors and if you're outdoors, try to take photos in a lot of lights. I think the camera sucks to be honest but in really nice light it can take good photos. Unfortunately, as we all know, you rarely take photos in ideal light.

I have a 2 year old and usually just use a SLR or point and shoot. You can also use the flash but it will probably blow everything out and make it just look bad.

 

[jonathanlc2005]

set iso to 100
auto exposure
and turn off auto focus

then tap the area you want to focus on, in which then the auto focus will change your shutter speed

examples
iso 100, focus on water

iso 400, focus on pole while driving

iso 400, focus on the clouds

 

[edq]

I use vignette with the 'Steady Shot' setting in shooting mode. This works best when you are not trying to take a quick shot...maybe of an object or what not.

Steady shot helps with camera shake. A fast shutter is the only thing that will fix the blur caused by motion.

set iso to 100
auto exposure
and turn off auto focus

then tap the area you want to focus on, in which then the auto focus will change your shutter speed

In all of these shots you were shooting in brightly lit conditions. This will allow you to have a fast shutter speed which allows you to freeze motion. Auto focus will not have any effect on trying to freeze the motion of a moving object/toddler.