Tip: take photos non stop, then like 5% of those has multiple rats in focus

This is the real answer, and what I’ve been doing, but my results are more like 1% in focus haha

Video record, then screenshot and crop the most clear frame! https://preview.redd.it/ozxoh11b5wxc1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ae89efca312372af9c587d69704951ec27bcd063

This looks way better quality than my screenshots of videos!

This one certainly worked the best because they were busy licking up the baby food! Maybe you could try that too :)

So cuuuuuuuuuute

Those are some cute rats!

ultimate prey animal owner strategy

Yes, as someone who as owned a roborovski dwarf hamster (fastest and smallest hamster) and mice prior to rats I had to learn this method 😂 It worked well for my hamster! https://preview.redd.it/cbqbz6cp93yc1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=92de8141e417c3b8a6eece42673f8b7c87364701

ohhh my goodness look at its little hands

That’s what I do too lmao!

Record videos and then screenshot, that’s what I do for my gerbils lol

Food-activated hypnosis.

They absolutely cannot sit still when they think they are about to get food! They wiggle all over the place!

Aye, but put a treat in a rat's grabbies and they lose all ability to respond to the world around them lol. It's how I got my boys used to being handled and how I keep them still for nail clipping time.

Have you look into you camera feature if you have "sport mode" ? Almost never use my cell camera to take picture of moving pet/animal, only my Canon Rebel. But I use sport mode to take 10 to 20 picture in few second only, best for fast moving target 😅

Try vibrating at the speed of light.

Yeah this makes the most sense

Don't be handing out all our gold to a small human genius.

https://preview.redd.it/coz02wif8wxc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=22f64331fa4f53b599e5f9d196e82171ca18e951 One of my masterpieces. Her name is Charlotte.

Goated comment

https://preview.redd.it/ptajwtachwxc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=66df8954876cc5d4b8c0fdf2ebc161baa3e2ea77 You gotta grab them like they owe you rent money. Works every time /s

“And then an eagle swoops in! Ah!!”

Thank you for this🥹😂

https://preview.redd.it/bxdel0zk8wxc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0cfd55dae6f29f00861b833f373230862654ff17 Sweet Pea, helping me take the photo

You can film them and then export a frame where they don't move, but the quality can still be kinda sucky. Otherwise I just take as many pictures as I can and delete the duds afterwards

https://preview.redd.it/j5963the9wxc1.jpeg?width=1482&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=20bd022bd52effcf972f77f9c232f95544e6c845 Allie

https://preview.redd.it/0oyfkbs9u0yc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f0e3d49fcbcf7c630ee7c78119ffebe70dc73207

🤣😂😅😆 good one. That sums up Allie.

Evil goblin mode 😂😂

Sinister

https://preview.redd.it/4893tm6p8wxc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d56a4e6ae4e0870f8ee18b28152c0fac8b745183 More helping

I tend to take 60-100 photos per session and I keep <10! https://preview.redd.it/x8kkac98xxxc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c4cdccf91e4557e1a093a38f1bf919a3b22c8139 Here is one of my favorites

Gorgeous

https://preview.redd.it/yrlvgxf39wxc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b2e554f16532d623ce27fdd29f8564822e74743c Charlotte’s face

Damn good to know she has a face /j

You are right.

I literally have to take videos of them and then pick out which frames look best 😭

https://preview.redd.it/oe44tg96zwxc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=705ca12ed31bdc5b3e3b47cb18ec508fd0778457 You gotta ask them politely

Is that one or two rats??

Just one in the photo, but I own 5 :)

This is an excellent photo.

Haha, I know the struggle! 99% of all my ratpictures are of them sleeping😂

These blurs look exactly like my blurs

Those blurs also look exactly like my blurs

See if your phone has a "motion photo" or "animal" setting. https://preview.redd.it/rycqrajwdwxc1.jpeg?width=1438&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8b2bd5076c546cb971ed00ded22bf8e0484127fa

https://preview.redd.it/pw3hkh80azxc1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6cc111084e38beba517eebb7878a48ccc7c6426f Get em while they're feeling a little sleepy

https://preview.redd.it/5mydmc1ek0yc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=02b27cdabcb3067abb595768412e119ab2acf484 Your rattie reminds me of my sweet Cookie. I miss her so much.

When i use my camera (not my phone) I like to shoot in “sports mode” the faster shutter speed helps capture the rats as they move farrr better

Thank you for the actual advice haha! I haven’t used a camera since cell phones got better cameras but I might need to!

Quite a lot of phones have this feature too. Just look for something like 'pro' setting and then you want to play around with shutter speed

sorry i have no advice, i’m just here for blurry rats

Same here

Video with the flash on, then screenshot

I’ve tried the video thing but videoing with flash on is a new idea, thanks!

Yeah you basically need to take 100 pics in like 1 min timeframe and one of them will be ‘okay’

Wdym, first one is perfect 🫨

Have you tried asking them politely to stop being so speedy

I absolutely love everyone sharing their blurry rat photos here 😂

I take a video and then pause it at a nice part then screenshot it. This was from a very blurry video https://preview.redd.it/5iworc1lrxxc1.jpeg?width=1242&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=525a8e34b7413c1f5c2787ed1cf5b2c06f821c0a

I take a video or slow motion video and screen grab certain frames.

Very bright conditions will help a bit.

Yeah I think you’re right

i like this better

What’s wrong with these?

bribe them & catch them when they don’t see you

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let them investigate the rectangle you're holding and greet them all first it looks like they are really curious about your phone and are excited to see you

Chaos potatoes

https://preview.redd.it/ouryte66jxxc1.jpeg?width=2160&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=489ba45b3216c1accd1573c54251947893e4e34c I wish I knew bro, I usually just take video of them and go into the videos and take screenshots of frames I like , this photo had so much potential but the white rats face is blurry

Portrait mode and walking like a ninja https://preview.redd.it/0gr6gmn2qyxc1.jpeg?width=1848&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a5d343aa3561d1dfe44d747b60144da4965a82f5

https://preview.redd.it/lbdpei5cxyxc1.jpeg?width=2736&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ee22c2addb1873273655a23f34ac2e98e02de699

The all-rat remake of Jacob's Ladder looks great.

I have tried using a real camera with high IsO, and autofocus, really not much better than these phone snaps. Plus the progression from you can see the face to blurry blob is pretty funny.

Use a camera with a longer focal length - so you can stand back further. Secondly use (way) better lighting. The shutter speed will increase with better lighting (I’m assuming you’re using an automatic camera, maybe a phone?).

if possible, reduce your exposure as much as you can. and wait until they are chilling or generally not moving too much, but you can try taking a video and screenshotting the part you like, but personally I find it fudges the quality or is basically impossible to find a single good frame. you can also do a shutter mode where it takes like 5 in a row

Better lighting so it can use a faster shutter. Also, many phones you can hold down the shutter button and it will take a continuous stream. At least, AFAIK the Samsung and Pixel phones do. Pretty sure iPhones as well.

best pics are when they’re eating or sleeping lol any other time is impossible

Take a lot of em, eventually, MAYBE you get a few good ones lol

https://preview.redd.it/d9zbhui64yxc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3c60a4ba3970f03230678b9c7bf5c7b182226d52 video and ss is the only way to go

I'm not sure if apple has it but on android you can change the settings manually, set your shutter speed to be quicker (smaller number) and that'll help a lot

Take video, then create stills from the video.

hold them like they owe you money

Make sure your ISO is sufficiently high if you're in a dim room. Make sure to use high shutter speed. For fast moving animals you may need 1/500 or even 1/1000. Try taking bursts of pictures to increase odds of getting in focus pictures. Make sure you are sufficiently far away because if you're within the minimum focusing distance, your pictures will be out of focus. Light fill in flash could be useful if you have that feature.

Thank you for the actual photography advice! Do you have any advice on what I should be looking for if I want to purchase a new camera for photographing close up fast moving subjects like rats?

You're welcome. :) It will depend on your budget. You can get an older lower budget crop sensor DSLR or mirror less camera(Nikon, canon, Sony) that with some practice can be quite good. You'll need a good lens or two as well. Prime lenses will be typically brighter and sharper. I have multiple older Nikon DSLRS like D3300 that I bought used on eBay and they produce excellent images. If you can afford a full frame camera then you'll likely get noticeably better images on low light. You'll be able to use higher ISO and it will be less grainy. You'll also be able to use higher shutter speeds to reduce the motion blur. You can get a camera like Sony A7 (I,II, etc). With a decent prime lens like 50mm/1.4 or 1.8 you'll have a solid camera. You can also look into 'prosumer' recent releases by Nikon and other companies of mirrorless full frame cameras There are also good options for point and shoot cameras that have fixed lens if you don't need ability to change lenses. All of them will be significantly better than your phone. Even this picture in manual mode on my crop sensor Nikon is far better than anything I could pull off with my phone. https://preview.redd.it/m0v0wrqdtwxc1.jpeg?width=4896&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dbc321ea5d86225a5fad5ee40a134b16738d09aa I

Give them food!

I record and then very slowly go through and screenshot the good frames :)

If you have an actual CAMERA, you can turn down the shutter speed if it can, I think some phones can do it too, also with the camera, use continuous shooting and just hold the button and you might get a goot shot or two, that's how I photographed my best friends rats (Mine sadly passed long before I got my camera)

#falling rattatata

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r/blurrypicturesofarat

LIVE PHOTOS!! then you can go frame by frame and find the best

https://preview.redd.it/lvx23z3fzxxc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a875e819008477bbb5704e045b363fcde72b3cd8

Not sure what you're using to take the photos but you need more light and/or a shorter shutter speed and/or higher iso. On my galaxy I can go into pro mode and adjust the iso (can make it higher to compensate for low light), and adjust your shutter speed to the highest you can where it's not too dark.

r/blurrypicturesofarat

Needs more light.

https://preview.redd.it/lqyu0denk0yc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cf70cbc7a3033c38b8c8b073dbf80498dd0d9c63 Yes! Portrait mode can help a lot. But your best bet is excellent lighting. That will help ensure a quicker “shutter” speed.

Take even more photos or video captures work great too! https://preview.redd.it/vvoop7xtk0yc1.jpeg?width=9369&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d2baeeab8f037bb58ba5f2dd537e05cfd1f156af

Get another light in the room. Yours is doing that because the exposure is too low and your phones shutter is too slow trying to pick up light. (Those photos are too cute tho lol)

Good lighting will mean a faster shutter speed, more likely to get them in focus. Give them treats so they sit still long enough to take the photo. Other than that, take a lot of photos and hope some of them turn out! ;)

That’s the neat part! You don’t! Jokes aside, distract them with food or take them by surprise but it’s still near impossible with babies. It becomes much easier when they’re older and less hyper

just accept your fate and let it absorb your being into one monstrosity

Take them out of their cage more often and sit with them so they become relaxed and laid back. They’re frantic when you come around for food or quick pets.

Oh I do sit with them out of the cage every day for a minimum of an hour, usually longer. They’re just busy little guys, I might have to wait until the young guys get a bit older so the whole group calms down.

Those are the ones that you will cherish the most ❤️

This made me laugh ♡ they're cute .

take a video of them and screenshot the cute moments/frames

This is what my pictures usually look like too! Every so often I'll get a clear one, but only rarely.

Hold treat

If you have an iPhone keep your “live” option on!!!

Record and screenshot, that's how I got all the good photos of my girls.

You need to have a higher shutter speed.

Change shutter speed. I just take videos and screen shot.

Embrace the chaos

idk about rats but for my mice i take videos and then slow it down and take screenshots lol. ive gotten great photos like that.

taking videos and screenshotting is the only way. your camera roll is going to be full of shots exactly like this, no matter what

You need to set a high shutter speed in your camera. Since you’re shooting indoors you’ll also need a fast lens. It won’t work on your mobile phone, unless your rats are asleep 😂

See if you can adjust the shutter speed. Sports and wild life photography uses fast shutter speed to capture things in motion clearly.

Why you asking for tips?! Looks to me like you did everything right! 🤭 I'm serious though, you took a great pic. I actually smiled. Even tittered a bit.

Threaten them with belly kisses of they refuse to sit still

Cute

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Vidoe, then screenshot

Brighter lighting. They don't like it, but that is actually the key. That or a better low light camera.

The first two have motion blur not focus problems. Get more light and your camera can use a faster shutter speed to help freeze the action.

Tell them to stand still...

Stop *trying* to get good shots and eventually they'll just happen. It worked for me at least.

sometimes you get lucky😭😭

AND THEY ARE PERFECT 💖💖💖🌸🌸💖💖🌸🌸😍😍😍😍😍

Most phones have an option somewhere on the screen when watching one of your videos to where it will take a video capture of the frame you are paused on

Wdym? These look perfect to me. Captured their persona. 😂

If your phone has it, try the burst shot

r/blurrypicturesofrats is a good place to show off these wondrous pictures

Take a video and then screenshot your favorite moments in the video. It’s a lot easier to get still shots that way.

I see nothing wrong with that 😁

https://preview.redd.it/fvknyf0c9pyc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c8b642fc370a0f3f9437174cccd43df575e91c5d i wish i could’ve done this photo more justice