Learn aboutContinuous shooting

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Fastest Continuous Shooting Digital Camera

The Nikon 1 J1 shoots at 60 fps - one of the fastest continuous shooting modes of all cameras.

Continuous shooting refers to how fast the camera can take images one after another in rapid succession as rated in fps (frames per second). Fast continuous shooting is great for catching action shots. Sometimes the action happens so quickly its hard catch the perfect shot, fast continuous shooting allows you to capture many closely spaced photographs so that you can pick the one which best captures the action. Many cameras allow you to shoot in continuous mode and choose the first or last n photos so that you can basically hold the trigger down until you see what you want and then let go.

Continuous Shooting Example

The following photo illustrates many rapid fire photos collaged into one. It provides an excellent demonstration of how fast continuous shooting can capture a subject over time in different phases of an action. This is also an excellent illustration of the opportunity for creative photography using fast continuous photo modes.

7 Steps to a 180 Flip

Taken on a Canon 350D using continuous shooting this photo captures a skateborder performing a 180 in multi-stage detail. Photo by thEOS.

Fastest Shooting Digicams

The following are some of the best and fastest shooting compact digital cameras. Providing rapid fire photography at reasonable prices.

	Casio Exilim ZR100 from $354	High speed movies 1,000 fps Rapid fire 40 fps Full HD 1080p @ 30fps Learn more about the Casio Exilim EX-ZR100
	Casio Exilim EX-ZR10 from $21	Rapid fire 40 fps High speed movies 480 fps Full HD 1080p @ 30fps Learn more about the Casio Exilim EX-ZR10
	Casio Exilim ZR-200 from $402	High speed movies 1,000 fps Rapid fire 30 fps Full HD 1080p @ 30fps Learn more about the Casio Exilim EX-ZR200
	Fujifilm FinePix Z1000 EXR from $400	Large screen 3.5" Full HD 1080p @ 30fps High true resolution 10.6 MP Learn more about the Fujifilm FinePix Z1000 EXR

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Fast Shooting Entry Level DSLRs

The following are some of the fastest shooting, reasonably priced entry level DSLRs

	Sony SLT SLT A65 from $898	Large viewfinder 0.71x High true resolution 24 MP Rapid fire 10 fps Learn more about the Sony SLT-A65
	Sony SLT-A55 from $699	Rapid fire 10 fps Full HD 1080p @ 30fps Great image quality 73.0 Learn more about the Sony SLT-A55
	Pentax K-5 from $1,030	Low noise at high ISO 1,162 ISO Great image quality 82.0 Wide dynamic range 14.1 EV Learn more about the Pentax K-5
	Sony Alpha DSLR-A580 from $849	Low noise at high ISO 1,121 ISO Great image quality 80.0 Great color depth 23.8 bits Learn more about the Sony Alpha DSLR-A580

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Fast Shooting DSLRs

The following are some of the fastest shooting DSLRs at any price level.

	Canon EOS 1D X from $8,515	High ISO 51,200 ISO Large screen 3.2" Large viewfinder 0.76x Learn more about the Canon EOS 1D X
	Sony SLT SLT A77 from $1,398	Great image quality 78.0 Great color depth 24 bits Wide dynamic range 13.2 EV Learn more about the Sony SLT-A77
	Nikon D4 from $6,000	Large screen 3.2" Large sensor Full frame 36.0x24.0mm Full HD 1080p @ 30fps Learn more about the Nikon D4
	Sony SLT SLT A65 from $898	Large viewfinder 0.71x High true resolution 24 MP Rapid fire 10 fps Learn more about the Sony SLT-A65

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Discussion

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Mailhot_927 (2:44 AM, August 17, 2011)

how can you do that. You take the 7 pictures and what now? Do you use a specific program?

Snapsort (4:46 PM, June 24, 2011)

Hi Tom, good point, we should fix that.. in the mean time, if you click on any of the links to explore fast fps cameras, it will show you their FPS as the first spec in the list for each camera.

Tom Lim (4:44 PM, June 24, 2011)

It would be nice if this list shows the FPS for all the cameras listed.  Only shows it for a few.