Photographing Moving Objects — Helpful Tips
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Certain events, such as sports, involve moving objects that may obscure key details when photographed with smartphone cameras. This is because moving objects are best captured with a combination of lenses (to zoom in on detail) and autofocus to capture the moving subject in portrait mode where it is brought into focus.
Existing smartphone cameras can only compromise one of these requirements for the other. A person who will be taking photographs of moving objects needs to use a digital camera. Thephoblographer.com recommends the Canon EOS R7 and Sony a7 IV for this application. The Sony a6100 is a cheaper alternative.
When using a digital camera for moving object photography, the camera should be set to servo autofocus or continuous autofocus. The frame rate should be set to continuous. The photographer should also keep the subject in the center of the focusing point when shooting.
