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this is for basketball games, in a well lit gym, so can anyone tell me the best settings overall?
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I think Edwin has your best answer so far. Just to add my opinion in that shooting environment it is probably better to risk underexposing a shot than to choose a setting that risks too slow of a shutter speed. You can brighten an image to a certain extent after the fact but you can’t get rid of motion blur.
Shooting in Shutter Priority (Tv on your mode dial) at 1/250th will almost certainly prevent motion blur at the risk of underexposure. Shooting in any other mode (other than full manual) will allow your shutter speeds to drop to a point that may well not stop the action.
Hope this helps – and have fun!
Indoors, try setting the ISO to 800 or even 1600 to get more sensitivity to light, thus giving you better shutter speeds.
The camera has a sports icon on the dial, so you can just try that setting to start.
There are more complex solutions, but that should be the easiest to implement. Other solutions are going to involve more complicated settings and better lenses.
If you use shutter priority (TV), you may inadvertently underexpose your images, if there is insufficient light- as there almost always is in most gyms. I like aperture priority with a higher ISO (800 or above), if you aren’t using any flash. With a fast, 2.8 lens, and the aperture set wide open, the camera will select the fastest shutter speed possible. If it’s faster than 250th of a second and you want greater depth of field, or less digital noise, either select a slightly smaller aperture or a lower ISO.
First, don’t equate what you perceive as “well lit” with what your camera “sees”. Our eyes are considerably more sensitive to light than any camera except specialized night vision cameras. Plus, our brain adds compensation for the available light.
That said, “anthony h” is partially correct. Yes, you’ll need a higher ISO. You’ll also need a fast lens – at least f2.8 or faster.
Put your camera in Shutter Priority and adjust your ISO until you can shoot at at least 1/125 sec., preferably 1/250 sec.
Shoot with your aperture wide open, shoot at the peak of action around the Key. Adjust your ISO until you are shooting at your widest aperture and a shutter speed of at least 1/250th second or faster.
If the venue is lit for television coverage, you will find the lighting not only “better”, but eaiser to WB.
Other folks have mentioned using higher ISO and higher shutter speed.
Depends on where you are going to sit, I would bring EF 85mm f/1.8, 100mm f/2 or 135mm f/2 L if possible. 70-200mm f/2.8 IS L is also a good choice.