Fujifilm bird settings on a branch, etc..., not in flight.

[Light]

All settings bird sitting on a branch etc, for X-H2s, not in flight.

Thank you!

[jerryy]

There is nothing special or beyond ordinary about that setting. This is a static scene — the same as a still art setup, so pretty much any settings for the lighting that pleases you can work for the scene, keeping in mind the birds sitting on branches usually turn into birds in flight very quickly.

You can try f11, ss 1/250, and ISO as appropriate for the lighting. That should give you enough depth of field for most small to medium sized birds with any motion stopped enough to avoid blurring. These settings should work for larger birds as well if your focus point is on their eyes/head. Using single shot mode or continuous mode is up to you.

If you want really shallow DOF — for good background blurring, adjust the f-stop down to f4.5 or lower and drop the ISO a bit to compensate.

Edited January 25, 2024 by jerryy

[Light]

15 hours ago, jerryy said:

There is nothing special or beyond ordinary about that setting. This is a static scene — the same as a still art setup, so pretty much any settings for the lighting that pleases you can work for the scene, keeping in mind the birds sitting on branches usually turn into birds in flight very quickly.

You can try f11, ss 1/250, and ISO as appropriate for the lighting. That should give you enough depth of field for most small to medium sized birds with any motion stopped enough to avoid blurring. These settings should work for larger birds as well if your focus point is on their eyes/head. Using single shot mode or continuous mode is up to you.

If you want really shallow DOF — for good background blurring, adjust the f-stop down to f4.5 or lower and drop the ISO a bit to compensate.

Thank you, for your answer, but shutter speed at 1/250 handheld is too low. I use at least 1/1250 .

[Blue Zurich]

40 minutes ago, Light said:

Thank you, for your answer, but shutter speed at 1/250 handheld is too low. I use at least 1/1250 .

Without knowing the lens focal length and aperture range, how could the reply make sense?  What glass are you using in this case?

[jerryy]

Could you tell us where you are trying to take the shots, backyard tree, woody-tree region, deep forest, etc.?

It sounds like you might need a tripod. Usually, a shutter speed of 1 / the lens’ focal length is fast enough for a shot. But for lens with focal lengths over 400mm, a tripod tends to work better than handholding. Obviously a tripod does not always fit into what you are doing, but ….

Edited January 26, 2024 by jerryy