Thread: Spotting scope or camera?

As mentioned, no point buying a high zoom camera without a decent tripod. I've always used a slik tripod with my cameras. Same as this, it's older but taken the abuse I have thrown at it being strapped on the side of my pack.

Tripods - SLIK Compact-XL - SLRgear.com!

Also, similar to other guys, for me a camera essentially does two jobs and is pretty lightweight. I'd love a big spotter, but cost/weight/bulk takes them off the list for me.

Here's a pic of the big old 10 I shot last week, which verified straight away we needed to get closer. This photo is taken from 4.6kms away according to Google Earth.



A trick to getting clearer shots is to set your camera on a 2 second self timer, so you are not moving it at the same time you hit the shutter button. Also, only use the optical zoom, take a shot, then zoom in on the picture itself. Rather than use digital zoom at time of taking the photo.

I've also found having the camera in video mode and recording while zoomed right in will help with keeping the camera in focus and clearer to watch/see for longer.

Originally Posted by JoshC

As mentioned, no point buying a high zoom camera without a decent tripod. I've always used a slik tripod with my cameras. Same as this, it's older but taken the abuse I have thrown at it being strapped on the side of my pack.

Tripods - SLIK Compact-XL - SLRgear.com!

Also, similar to other guys, for me a camera essentially does two jobs and is pretty lightweight. I'd love a big spotter, but cost/weight/bulk takes them off the list for me.

Here's a pic of the big old 10 I shot last week, which verified straight away we needed to get closer. This photo is taken from 4.6kms away according to Google Earth.

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A trick to getting clearer shots is to set your camera on a 2 second self timer, so you are not moving it at the same time you hit the shutter button. Also, only use the optical zoom, take a shot, then zoom in on the picture itself. Rather than use digital zoom at time of taking the photo.

I've also found having the camera in video mode and recording while zoomed right in will help with keeping the camera in focus and clearer to watch/see for longer.

What camera did you use for this Josh?

Originally Posted by XBoltstalker

What camera did you use for this Josh?

Canon SX60hs


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