Shutter Speed the Olympus C-2100uz and E-100RS question!

[Cattlegod]

Ok, here is the question that i have.

I currently own a c-2100, however, i purchased it at wallmart at a good price and am able to return it depending on the results that i find.

i love the camera, however, i have a problem with it: i was at my buddies house with a few other people and we were tipping back a few. before you know it we were taking all kinds of pictures, many of them turned out blurry.

i then decided to investigate a bit because the shutter speed was at default when the pictures were being taken. i cranked the shutter speed up to max for an indoors shot and it turned out to be almost pitch black. this is because the higher shutter speed you have the more light you need.

the max shutter speed on the c-2100 is 1/800, the max shutter speed on the E-100RS is 1/10000.

now, am i going to run into the same problem when i take pictures indoors with the e-100rs as i do with the c-2100? meaning, if i crank up the shutter speed to avoid blurryness, am i just going to get black pictures like i do with the c-2100?


in other words, can i give the e-100RS to a drunk person at a party and have them take clear pictures?

 

[vi edit]

Wouldn't the sturdiness of hand taking the picture be a major factor?

A drunk guy holding a camera is not what I call a sturdy picture taker

 

[Cattlegod]

yeah, but i don't care how shakey you are, when the shutter opens at 1 ten-thousandth of a second there should be minimal movement.

however, the question to be delt with is am i goin to get a black picture at that high shutter speed on the e-100RS with just standard indoor lighting.

 

[vi edit]

I don't really know anything technical about cameras, but I think you may have a dud camera or something.

I've got a cheapie $100 Olympus digicam(D-340R), and it has the markings 1:2.8 on it whatever that means and I can take pictures in a fairly dark room without a flash fairly well.

I dunno

 

[Cattlegod]

yeah, dont' get me wrong. i mean, when you hold the camera still it takes great pictures.

when you take a pic in low light with your camera it has to expose the film longer to get enough light to accuratly represent the image. this is usually an exposure time (shutter speed) of about 1/30th of a second or so, this leaves a lot of room for any movement to be regestered as blurr. however, you can fix this by having a high shutter speed, but with a high shutter speed ( less exposure time) you don't register enough light for input and the image is dark.

 

[GooberPHX420]

My dog has lots of hair.

F THE C2100 - I wanted it too until I found this badboy.

And here it is, $445 <-----cheapest price EVAR

 

[Cerebus451]

Here is the problem. In low light, the shutter has to remain open longer to let enough light in to actually get a picture, so you don't want a fast shutter speed, you want a slower one. This is where the blurryness comes in. If you don't have a steady hand, your low-light pictures will appear blurry. You can compensate for this by using a different ISO setting, which is upping the sensitivity of the CCD so you can use a faster shutter speed.

So, a faster shutter speed is better for things like sporting events, where your subject is moving. You want the shutter to open and close quickly to avoid blurring of the subject. However, you need either more light, or more sensitive film (the ISO setting on a digital camera, or the ISO rating of 35mm film). For indoor shooting where light is sparse, you need a slower shutter speed to let enough light in, or more sensitive film.