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Why exactly do action photographers need high fps burst cameras?

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I've heard that sports and wildlife photographers need cameras that can take lots of photos in a second in the burst mode.

But why? Yes, simple question — but why?

camera-basics sports wildlife burst-mode

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I've heard that sports and wildlife photographers need cameras that can take lots of photos in a second in the burst mode.

But why? Yes, simple question — but why?

camera-basics sports wildlife burst-mode

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I've heard that sports and wildlife photographers need cameras that can take lots of photos in a second in the burst mode.

But why? Yes, simple question — but why?

camera-basics sports wildlife burst-mode

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Because

• there is a lot happening in a short timeframe (movement phases of a fast animal or athlete), and you want to photograph it all

and/or

• the exact timing of the relevant event cannot be predicted, so covering as many possible times where that event could happen (and discarding the rest later) is necessary

and/or

• redundant pictures are needed because there are factors at play that could jeopardize a single shot (eg the other guys speedlites, shooting at unsafe shutter speeds due to insufficient lighting, unwanted highly mobile composition hazards (birds, insects, flying trash), banding-prone image displays that you need in the picture, light dimming schemes that can occasionally set you up for a surprise black frame).

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  TL;DR: sports/wildlife photographers do not have fast enough reaction time to really shoot the image as needed. Instead they start shooting in burst mode when they think something worth shooting happens in the near future and hope for the best.
  
  – Mikko Rantalainen
  55 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


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  @MikkoRantalainen I don't know if I'd agree with that. Consider American football...you see the throw, you frame the receiver, and right when the ball is about to be caught, you shoot going for that money shot. You continue to shoot because you know that the receiver may get slammed and you don't have time to spare. You got the whole thing because of instinct. IMO, spray and pray is hardly a strategy.
  
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  @Hueco: I agree that pro photographer shooting the moment the ball touches the receiver's hand is about skill. However, the burst mode is still needed because reaction time is not enough for the remaining part (e.g. receiver gets slammed) and then you just keep shooting in the burst mode and hope to capture the moment if that happens...
  
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Because

• there is a lot happening in a short timeframe (movement phases of a fast animal or athlete), and you want to photograph it all

and/or

• the exact timing of the relevant event cannot be predicted, so covering as many possible times where that event could happen (and discarding the rest later) is necessary

and/or

• redundant pictures are needed because there are factors at play that could jeopardize a single shot (eg the other guys speedlites, shooting at unsafe shutter speeds due to insufficient lighting, unwanted highly mobile composition hazards (birds, insects, flying trash), banding-prone image displays that you need in the picture, light dimming schemes that can occasionally set you up for a surprise black frame).

share|improve this answer

edited 4 hours ago

mattdm

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answered 7 hours ago

rackandbonemanrackandboneman

2,548717

• 
  
  
  

  
  3
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  TL;DR: sports/wildlife photographers do not have fast enough reaction time to really shoot the image as needed. Instead they start shooting in burst mode when they think something worth shooting happens in the near future and hope for the best.
  
  – Mikko Rantalainen
  55 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @MikkoRantalainen I don't know if I'd agree with that. Consider American football...you see the throw, you frame the receiver, and right when the ball is about to be caught, you shoot going for that money shot. You continue to shoot because you know that the receiver may get slammed and you don't have time to spare. You got the whole thing because of instinct. IMO, spray and pray is hardly a strategy.
  
  – Hueco
  52 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Hueco: I agree that pro photographer shooting the moment the ball touches the receiver's hand is about skill. However, the burst mode is still needed because reaction time is not enough for the remaining part (e.g. receiver gets slammed) and then you just keep shooting in the burst mode and hope to capture the moment if that happens...
  
  – Mikko Rantalainen
  24 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

19

Because

• there is a lot happening in a short timeframe (movement phases of a fast animal or athlete), and you want to photograph it all

and/or

• the exact timing of the relevant event cannot be predicted, so covering as many possible times where that event could happen (and discarding the rest later) is necessary

and/or

• redundant pictures are needed because there are factors at play that could jeopardize a single shot (eg the other guys speedlites, shooting at unsafe shutter speeds due to insufficient lighting, unwanted highly mobile composition hazards (birds, insects, flying trash), banding-prone image displays that you need in the picture, light dimming schemes that can occasionally set you up for a surprise black frame).

share|improve this answer

edited 4 hours ago

mattdm

121k40356646

answered 7 hours ago

rackandbonemanrackandboneman

2,548717

• 
  
  
  

  
  3
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  TL;DR: sports/wildlife photographers do not have fast enough reaction time to really shoot the image as needed. Instead they start shooting in burst mode when they think something worth shooting happens in the near future and hope for the best.
  
  – Mikko Rantalainen
  55 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @MikkoRantalainen I don't know if I'd agree with that. Consider American football...you see the throw, you frame the receiver, and right when the ball is about to be caught, you shoot going for that money shot. You continue to shoot because you know that the receiver may get slammed and you don't have time to spare. You got the whole thing because of instinct. IMO, spray and pray is hardly a strategy.
  
  – Hueco
  52 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Hueco: I agree that pro photographer shooting the moment the ball touches the receiver's hand is about skill. However, the burst mode is still needed because reaction time is not enough for the remaining part (e.g. receiver gets slammed) and then you just keep shooting in the burst mode and hope to capture the moment if that happens...
  
  – Mikko Rantalainen
  24 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

Because

• there is a lot happening in a short timeframe (movement phases of a fast animal or athlete), and you want to photograph it all

and/or

• the exact timing of the relevant event cannot be predicted, so covering as many possible times where that event could happen (and discarding the rest later) is necessary

and/or

• redundant pictures are needed because there are factors at play that could jeopardize a single shot (eg the other guys speedlites, shooting at unsafe shutter speeds due to insufficient lighting, unwanted highly mobile composition hazards (birds, insects, flying trash), banding-prone image displays that you need in the picture, light dimming schemes that can occasionally set you up for a surprise black frame).

share|improve this answer

edited 4 hours ago

mattdm

121k40356646

answered 7 hours ago

rackandbonemanrackandboneman

2,548717

share|improve this answer

edited 4 hours ago

mattdm

121k40356646

answered 7 hours ago

rackandbonemanrackandboneman

2,548717

edited 4 hours ago

mattdm

121k40356646

edited 4 hours ago

mattdm

121k40356646

answered 7 hours ago

rackandbonemanrackandboneman

2,548717

answered 7 hours ago

rackandbonemanrackandboneman

2,548717