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SonyAlpha7 III

Atthecoreof theSonyA7III is

a 24.2MPbackside-illuminated

sensorthatdeliversgreatresults

undertestingconditionswith

14-bitrawcapture.Upto10fps

burstshootingis possiblewith

bothautoexposureandautofocus

tracking,whileits4Dfocus

systemfeaturesanamazing 693

phase-detectionpointsthatcover

93%of theframe.There’s4K

videoshootingat 30fpswithHDR

recordingoptionsavailableand

effective5-stopinbuiltstabilisation

onoffer.Thecamera’s2,359K-dot

XGAOLEDTru-Finderfaithfully

depictsimageswithclear

corner-to-corner visibility.

NikonD780

Nikon’s24.5MPD780is arguably

itsmostwell-roundedfull-frame

DSLR,offeringplentyto helpyou

captureprofessionalmotorsports

images.There’sresponsive3D

subjecttrackingusingthecamera’s

51-pointTTLphasedetection

thathas 15 of themostaccurate

cross-typepoints,aswellasa

hybridcontrastdetect/273-point

phase-detectionAFsystemwhen

usingliveview.Burstshooting

speedsof upto 12fpscanbe

selected,breakneckshutterspeeds

upto1/8000secareavailable,

andthecamera’slensmounthas

accessto hundredsof optics.It can

alsoshoot4Kvideo at 30fps.

FujifilmX-T4

Itmayhavea 26.1MPAPS-Csize

sensorslightlysmallerthanthe

otheroptionsherebuttheX-T4has

sometrulystandoutfeaturesfor

motorsportsshooters.It toutsa

blisteringlyquickintelligenthybrid

autofocussystemwitha reliable

trackingoptionandwilloperatein

challenginglightconditionsdown

to -6EV.There’sburstshooting

speedsof upto 30fpsusingthe

electronicshutteror15fpsusing

themechanicalone,andinbuilt

stabilisationof upto6.5stops

forsharpresultswhenused

handheld.High-quality4Kvideo

canalsobecapturedat 60fps in

4:2:010-bitinternally.

£1,749

●10fpsburstmodewithtracking

●Brillianthybridautofocussystem

●5-axis 5-stop inbuilt stabilisation

£ 2,199

●Fantastic24.5-million-pixel

full-framesensor

●Flagshiptrackingcapabilities

●7fps burst mode

£1,549

●Upto30fpsrawburstmode

●IntelligentHybridAFwithtracking

●6.5stopsensor-based image

stabilisation

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Q

I’ma motorsportsfanwho’slookingto

startphotographingit moreseriously.I’ve

beenusinga bridgecamerawithmixed

results,butI’mnowreadytotaketheplungeand

buya DSLRormirrorlesswitha largersensor,

alongwithsomelenses.I knowroughlytheoptics

I’dlike,butasI’myettobuyintoa system,I

wonderedwhatyou’drecommendcamera-wise

fora bodyaroundthe£2,000mark?I’dlikethe

optiontoshootvideowithit, andaccesstoa good

second-handlensselection would be nice.

Jessica Stevens

A

Withsuchfastsubjects,motorsportscan

bea challenge.Themainthingswe’d

recommendlookingforaresensorsize,

autofocussystem,burstshootingspeed,stabilisation

andaccesstolenses.Physicallylargersensorssuch

asAPS-Candfull-framewillensureyougetgood

resultsin testinglightconditions,a responsive

trackingmodewillkeepyoursubjectsin focus,a

fastburstmodewillhelpyougrabmultipleframes,

whilegoodstabilisationwillensureshake-free

handheldresults.Hereareourthreesuggestions,

all of which have a solid lens range to choose from.

Best camera for a motorsports photographer?

Istherea waytomonitor

wildlifelocations?

Q

I’verecentlymovedintoa
housewhereI’veseen
signsthatperhapssome
of thelocalwildlifehasbeenvisiting
ourbackgardenaftercrawling
undera sectionof fencing.Asa
passionatehobbyistwildlife
photographer,I’dloveto knowa bit
more.Arethereanylittlecameras
whichI mightbeableto set up and
recordthevisitors?
TobyHarris

A

Howexcitingtohavesuch
greatpotentialsubjects
onyourdoorstep.There
areindeedproductsonthe
markettohelpwildlife
photographersmonitorwhat’s
visitinga location– we’dprobably
startbysettingupa trailcamera.
Thesesturdy,waterproofdevices
canbeaffixedandleftoutside
facinga promisinglocation,
automaticallytriggeringwhen
motionis detectedtocapture
eitherstillsorfootage.The
BushnellCoreDS30MP
Low-GlowTrailCameracouldbe
a goodoption.It’savailableat
£279,andfeaturesdualsensors
forhigh-quality30MPimagesor
1080Pvideoatnightorday,has
a 100ftmotiondetectionrange
evenwhenit’sdark,features
GPSlocationrecordingandcan
bepoweredbyAAbatteries.
Onceyouknowwhatyourguest
is,andwhenit visits,youcan
thenplantotakephotosof it with
much more certainty.

TheBushnell

CoreDS

30MP

Low-Glow

Trail Camera