topic Re: Canon EOS Rebel T5 settings in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

Canon EOS Rebel T5 settings

Raelene1 — Sun, 13 Oct 2019 22:01:33 GMT

I use my camera to shoot a lot of my sons football games and started out using the sports mode and I did get some good shots but when it came to the important one my pictures are blurry and out of focus. I have researched and tried other settings and still nothing. Last night's game I took over 1,200 pictures of which only 300 were actually worth keeping. Can someone please help me out with what settings I need to use to get nicer action shots.

Re: Canon EOS Rebel T5 settings

Waddizzle — Sun, 13 Oct 2019 23:59:23 GMT

@Raelene1 wrote:
I use my camera to shoot a lot of my sons football games and started out using the sports mode and I did get some good shots but when it came to the important one my pictures are blurry and out of focus. I have researched and tried other settings and still nothing. Last night's game I took over 1,200 pictures of which only 300 were actually worth keeping. Can someone please help me out with what settings I need to use to get nicer action shots.

I take it that "last night's game" means you were shooting under the lights. That is a challenge for even the most expensive DSLRs that the professionals use. What lens were you using? What settings was the camera coming up with?

I suggest that you learn how to use the Creative Modes in the camera. Leave the Basic modes behind, which includes "Sports" mode,, which can be effective on bright sunny days, but not at night under the lights.

Re: Canon EOS Rebel T5 settings

Raelene1 — Mon, 14 Oct 2019 01:55:23 GMT

I was using the 75-300 mm lens and had it on the TV mode. Can you suggest which creative mode and the settings or needs to be on. When I researched it I got so many different answers as far as the ISO, shutter speed..etc. it just overwhelmed me.

Re: Canon EOS Rebel T5 settings

Waddizzle — Mon, 14 Oct 2019 23:53:51 GMT

@Raelene1 wrote:
I was using the 75-300 mm lens and had it on the TV mode. Can you suggest which creative mode and the settings or needs to be on. When I researched it I got so many different answers as far as the ISO, shutter speed..etc. it just overwhelmed me.

Stop making duplicate posts. It is one of the best ways to cause people to ignore your questions.

https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/General-Discussion/Canon-EOS-Rebel-T5-settings/m-p/283889#M12854

Still waiting for you to tell us what your exposure settings were.

Re: Canon EOS Rebel T5 settings

Raelene1 — Tue, 15 Oct 2019 00:05:32 GMT

I'm sorry about the duplicate post I'm new to this community. As far as exposure settings I don't have anything set. This is why I'm asking for advice on what I should set my camera on.

Re: Canon EOS Rebel T5 settings

Waddizzle — Tue, 15 Oct 2019 00:33:09 GMT

@Raelene1 wrote:
I'm sorry about the duplicate post I'm new to this community. As far as exposure settings I don't have anything set. This is why I'm asking for advice on what I should set my camera on.

What settings were used in the photos that you say came out blurry. We need to understand your current results in order to make suggestions to improve your photos.

Re: Canon EOS Rebel T5 settings

Raelene1 — Tue, 15 Oct 2019 00:48:08 GMT

I had it on TV . ISO was on auto. Shutter speed was 1/500. Continuous shooting and Al Servo.

Re: Canon EOS Rebel T5 settings

Waddizzle — Tue, 15 Oct 2019 02:16:45 GMT

@Raelene1 wrote:
I had it on TV . ISO was on auto. Shutter speed was 1/500. Continuous shooting and Al Servo.

Shooting mode is good to know, THANKS! But, we are looking for the Exposure Triangle: shutter speed, aperture, and ISO

Re: Canon EOS Rebel T5 settings

Raelene1 — Tue, 15 Oct 2019 11:47:55 GMT

This is all the info I know and I'm sorry if I'm starting to irritate you but I'm new to the creative modes so I don't know much. Canon zoom lens EF 75-300mm 1:4-5.6 III
I had it on shutter priority mode 1/500 with the ISO set on auto. I'm not sure what shooting mode I should be in or what settings need to be.

Re: Canon EOS Rebel T5 settings

jrhoffman75 — Tue, 15 Oct 2019 13:14:14 GMT

I wouldn't consider 1/500 fast enough for sports/action. I recommend at least 1/1000. 1/500 is barely fast enough to avoid blur from camera shake when hand holding. (basic rule of thumb is shutter speed should be 1/focal length to avoid shake blur. The effective focal length for your Rebel at 300mm zoom is 480mm (300mm * 1.6 crop factor).

Continuous Shooting with AI Servo is the setting you want.

To shoot in AI Servo you need to select a subject, half press the shutter to acquire focus, wait about 1/2 second and then fully press shutter. The AI Servo mode is doing math in the camera. It acquires the subject, measures its speed and then predicts where the subject will be (closer or farther from the camera) when actual exposure takes place.

If the subject isn't moving around in the viewfinder (left/right/up/down) then use the central focus point.

If the subject is moving then you want auto focus point selection so the camera can follow the subject.

You aren't going to get 100% success when shooting action/sports, even with top of the line 1D X, with a fast AF system, 12 frames per second and a fast focusing lens like the big whites to see on the NFL sidelines.

Your Rebel is 3 frames per second, a slower AF system and a slower focusing lens.

Depending on the lighting and subject speed your results may be the best you can achieve.

Re: Canon EOS Rebel T5 settings

Raelene1 — Tue, 15 Oct 2019 13:14:58 GMT

Should I leave the ISO on auto or change it?

Re: Canon EOS Rebel T5 settings

jrhoffman75 — Tue, 15 Oct 2019 13:26:41 GMT

As alluded to above there is something called Exposure Triangle. Exposure is controlled by shutter speed, lens opening (f/stop) and ISO.

If you select shutter speed (Tv) then you are left with two variables (aperture and ISO).

If you manually select ISO the camera will open up the lens to a wider and wider f/stop util it is max open. But it may be too dark for proper exposure even under those conditions.

Auto ISO will start increasing the ISO higher and higher once lens is max open.

Under your night conditions you should use Auto ISO.

Re: Canon EOS Rebel T5 settings

ebiggs1 — Tue, 15 Oct 2019 14:31:40 GMT

I am going to respectively reject most of what John Hoffman suggests and recommends. The problem here with the first two responders is they are advanced and they think everybody is at that level. Sometimes they get 'testie' when beginners and others don't see exactly what they are suggesting.

I work with beginners a lot so here is what I am suggesting you do. As someone already stated nighttime football is a challeneg to shoot. You will not get 100% of your shots.

OK now for the goodies. Where you shoot from is the single most important part of this whole thing. If you are in the bleachers get as close to the field as possible, on the field if even better.

Set the T5 to Av not Tv. Select the most open aperture of your lens such as f4 if possible but whatever is the fastest. Set your ISO to 1600 although be prepared to go up, 3200 or down 800, if need be. At this point don't use auto ISO unless you limit it to these values. Select and use just the center focus point. Do not use all of them or even a few of them. Just the center. Use One Shot not Ai-servo. One shot is best for now.

When using Av as opposed to Tv, the T5 will select the fastest SS possible for correct exposure. There may be some blurry shots but at least you get one. You are at a big disadvantage with the lens you are using since it is pretty slow. Keep that in mind. Shooting from the bleachers is also a disadvantage. Nobody gets every shot, not even the pros with the best of equipment.

Good luck Friday night and please come back and let me know how you did. One more thing, kido, you have to learn to walk before you learn to run. All the advanced featuers will come in due time.

Re: Canon EOS Rebel T5 settings

ebiggs1 — Tue, 15 Oct 2019 15:07:38 GMT

"I wouldn't consider 1/500 fast enough for sports/action. I recommend at least 1/1000."

Of course I would be in favor of the fastest SS possible but, 1/500 is fast enough to stop most human actions. There is a rule that is commonly applied to tele lenses. It says to use the reciprocal of the FL. Example you have a 300mm lens you need a SS of 1/300. You can use 1/250 or better 1/500 since most cameras don't have 1/300. The T5 is a little more complicated because it has a 1.6x crop factor associated with it. You must multiply each number by that 1.6x factor. I.E. 300mm becomes 480mm (300 x 1.6) and the recip becomes 1/400 up to 1/800. Here again most cameras do not have SS with that exact number so 1/500 for the lowest and 1/1000 is better. These a very basic and generalities and are not hard fast rules. All rules are made to be broken, Right?

Re: Canon EOS Rebel T5 settings

Waddizzle — Tue, 15 Oct 2019 17:00:56 GMT

@Raelene1 wrote:
Should I leave the ISO on auto or change it?

No one is angry or annoyed with you. I was only trying to show you what camera settings look like.

https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/General-Camera-Discussion/Canon-YouTube-Video-Series/m-p/269237#M7640

Take a look at the videos in the links in the above forum thread. Be sure to look at the first link, "EOS 101", which is series of videos published by Canon on YouTube. The videos are an excellent starting point to learn how ot use a DSLR.

Re: Canon EOS Rebel T5 settings

Waddizzle — Tue, 15 Oct 2019 17:03:08 GMT

"Set the T5 to Av not Tv. Select the most open aperture of your lens such as f4 if possible but whatever is the fastest. Set your ISO to 1600 although be prepared to go up, 3200 or down 800, if need be. At this point don't use auto ISO unless you limit it to these values. Select and use just the center focus point. Do not use all of them or even a few of them. Just the center. Use One Shot not Ai-servo. One shot is best for now."

Good luck following all of that.

Re: Canon EOS Rebel T5 settings

ebiggs1 — Tue, 15 Oct 2019 19:34:19 GMT

"Good luck following all of that."

The OP will have a better chance following that than all the other "recommendations" made.

Re: Canon EOS Rebel T5 settings

Waddizzle — Tue, 15 Oct 2019 21:45:01 GMT

@ebiggs1 wrote:
"Set the T5 to Av not Tv. Select the most open aperture of your lens such as f4 if possible but whatever is the fastest. Set your ISO to 1600 although be prepared to go up, 3200 or down 800, if need be. At this point don't use auto ISO unless you limit it to these values. Select and use just the center focus point. Do not use all of them or even a few of them. Just the center. Use One Shot not Ai-servo. One shot is best for now."

"Good luck following all of that."

The OP will have a better chance following that than all the other "recommendations" made.

BREAKING NEWS: You are the only one who posted specific instructions. I am not sure if the OP speaks photography, yet.

Re: Canon EOS Rebel T5 settings

ebiggs1 — Wed, 16 Oct 2019 14:51:19 GMT

You have just refreshed my decision to 'ignore' you.

Re: Canon EOS Rebel T5 settings

John_SD — Wed, 16 Oct 2019 14:55:00 GMT

@ebiggs1 wrote:
I am going to respectively reject most of what John Hoffman suggests and recommends. The problem here with the first two responders is they are advanced and they think everybody is at that level. Sometimes they get 'testie'...

Ernie, I must confess I always get a good laugh out of your postings. Don't ever change! 🙂