Best Digital Cameras for Action Shots, Up Close Shots

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Canon PowerShot S3 IS

Best Price: $608.00

from CliffG from Long Island, NY, www.circuitcity.com
the only weak area is when you are taking action shots in doors without a flash, the pictures get grainy on the 800 iso setting, otherwise you could not ask any more out of a non slr camera.
from murphy726@comcast.net from bloomfield, nj, clickfrom.buy.com
auto modes seem to work better than any other camera i've owned, the sports auto mode is excelllent all my girls play soccer and i've taken some incredible action shots.
from www.tigerdirect.com
great camera for taking anything from action shots to just sight-seeing photos.
from maryann661, reviews.cnet.com
my daughter does synchronized swimming so a great zoom and action shots are a must - what an awesome camera for these types of applications!
from from Louisiana, www.circuitcity.com
i took it to the nsa word series and got great action shots.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Excellent Image Stabilization, Excellent Digital Zoom, Resolution: 6.2 Megapixel

2 RECOMMENDED by 17 people for ACTION SHOTS, UP CLOSE SHOTS

Nikon D40

Best Price: $544.00

from www.walmart.com
i got this camera to take action shots of my kids and it has lived up to everything i have read.
from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?easy to use, good brand, good battery life what's not so great:?on action shots focus sometimes isn't the best "i have been using this camera for my school's yearbook for
from www.crutchfield.com
placed the camera on the action setting and was able to get some great action shots with out the flash.
from www.bestbuy.com
the only struggle i've had is common with all photography, especially digital - indoor action shots.
from RIngKing from Chelsea, MI, www.circuitcity.com
i purchased the camera primarily to take action shots of my daughter playing volleyball, and has worked well.

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Positives: Nice Portability, Nice Digital Zoom, Fast Shutter Speed, Resolution: 6.24 Megapixel

3 RECOMMENDED by 14 people for ACTION SHOTS, UP CLOSE SHOTS

Canon IXUS 960 IS

Best Price: $317.00

from JohnL from Colorado, www.circuitcity.com
line here is that the 400d is an awesome camera andican't wait to strap on my soon to arrive 70-200, 2.8.....then we are talking with low light action shots.the one disappointment is the battery.
from MattG from Louisville, KY, www.circuitcity.com
the zoom is excellent and it is great for my sons soccer action shots.
from SaraM from St. Cloud, MN, www.circuitcity.com
it takes great action shots, love the face detection.
from rksports from Smyrna, TN, www.circuitcity.com
this is very important when trying to get action shots of your little ones.
from smitty from mpls, www.circuitcity.com
action shots were blurry about 60% of the time.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Great Image Stabilization, Lots Of Extra Features, Resolution: 12.1 Megapixel

4 RECOMMENDED by 13 people for ACTION SHOTS, UP CLOSE SHOTS

Canon EOS 40D

Best Price: $1,150.00

from "Ray T", www1.wolfcamera.com
this camera works great for wildlife - especially action shots.
from www1.photoalley.com
the 6.5 fps is just the best for action shots.
from www.amazon.com
if you're trying to shoot action shots using the live view-well it just isn't going to work well for you.
from www.amazon.com
i have taken it to my 7 year old grandson's birthday party & along with my 17-55 efs got greatshots in candle light without the flash& many action shots of children playing wildly on the playground.
from www.amazon.com
for example, it is fantastic for capturing indoor basketball action shots in a poorly lit gym at iso 3200.

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Positives: Lots Of Extra Features, Nice Durability, Clear Picture Quality, Resolution: 10.5 Megapixel

5 RECOMMENDED by 12 people for ACTION SHOTS, UP CLOSE SHOTS

Canon PowerShot SX10 IS

Best Price: $387.00

from www.bestbuy.com
looking to take great action shots of my son's wrestling next year, so i'm trying to learn as fast and as much as i can.
from www.crutchfield.com
takes great fast action shots!; and the basic still shots as well.
from www.amazon.com
other than that, it is a great camera, with lots of features and no need to change lenses to get up close shots.
from www.amazon.com
night shots, action shots, aquarium shots, fireworks shots you name it, it took it and did a great job.
from www.amazon.com
it can get some immpressive action shots when combined with the 3200 iso high shutter speed mode.

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Positives: Compact, Resolution: 10.3 Megapixel, Camera Resolution: 10.3 Megapixel, Image Resolutions: 640 x 480,2816 x 2112,2272 x 1704,1600 x 1200,3648 x 2736,3648 x 2048

Canon PowerShot S5 IS

Best Price: $800.00

from MattG from Louisville, KY, www.circuitcity.com
the zoom is excellent and it is great for my sons soccer action shots.
from SaraM from St. Cloud, MN, www.circuitcity.com
it takes great action shots, love the face detection.
from Rock from Washingt, www.circuitcity.com
i am able to take great shot long distance, at night, action shots.
from www.bestbuy.com
this is very important when trying to get action shots of your little ones.
from from Daphne, Alabama, www.circuitcity.com
the zoom is fantastic especially if you are taking action shots.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Good Digital Zoom, Clear Picture Quality, Resolution: 8.3 Megapixel

Canon PowerShot SD1000

Best Price: $395.00

from lt.dell.com
pictures are very good, even action shots and night shots.
from www.amazon.com
still a bit of shutter lag, and very good timing is required to catch action shots, but considering the convenience, and the probabability that i wouldn't have had a camera with me at all without
from www.amazon.com
it takes great pictures-even action shots which i've had trouble with on previous digital cameras.
from www.amazon.com
it works well for stills and action shots, and fits in my pocket.
from www.amazon.com
and there was a chance that action shots were clear!

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Positives: Compact, Great Autofocus, Resolution: 7.4 Megapixel, Image Resolutions: 3072 x 2304,3072 x 1728,640 x 480,2592 x 1944,2048 x 1536,1600 x 1200

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50

Best Price: $670.00

from alemos from California, www.circuitcity.com
with her old camera any action shots where blurry and unusable, but with this one the yearbook is going to be awesome.
from www.bestbuy.com
i bought this camera because my husband is coming home from iraq in two days, and i wanted a camera that takes action shots, as well as still shots without blurry pictures!!
from "Cripsymommy", www1.wolfcamera.com
takes great action shots..kids running around horse back rideing.
from Stacib from Washingt, www.circuitcity.com
eight seconds doesn't last very long but i got some incredible action shots of the bulls off the ground - crystal clear!
from www.bestbuy.com
i found that i could not easily see to take action shots like wildlife without a viewfinder.

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Positives: Clear Picture Quality, Good Digital Zoom, Compact, Resolution: 9.1 Megapixel

Nikon D80

Best Price: $1,190.00

from "Pokeyann", www.bhphotovideo.com
amazing action shots of our very active 2 year old.
from www.amazon.com
it can lag a bit on some action shots but that may depend on the lens you have on the camera at the time.
from www.amazon.com
(i have owned many cannons, sonys, other nikons, etc.) it has so many awesome features and i have been able to take many great action shots that always came out blurry before.
from www.amazon.com
my wife can shoot auto mode and get great shots, i can shoot in customized / priority or manual modes and get the action shots i want.
from www.amazon.com
this is unfortunate, as such an option (present on the d200) allows fast action shots using continuous-focus with surety that the subject is, in fact, in focus.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Lots Of Extra Features, Good Durability, Resolution: 10.75 Megapixel

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX150

Best Price: $347.00

from Jenn from Upstate New York, www.circuitcity.com
it also has consecutive shot mode that i could get action shots from beginning to end of his great swing.
from Chesney from Bost, www.circuitcity.com
i wanted a camera for a variety of reasons but mostly i wanted one to take clear action shots.
from steve from Pittsburgh, Pa, www.circuitcity.com
it doubles as a camcorder and takes awesome action shots.
from Lisa from Leesburg, GA, www.circuitcity.com
i mainly use my slr for action shots(highschool baseball) but am interested to see how this one will do this upcoming year.
from M from H, www.circuitcity.com
and the action shots aren't blurry either.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Lots Of Extra Features, Excellent Digital Zoom, Resolution: 15 Megapixel

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ7

Best Price: $369.00

from www.datavis.com
setting it to a lower level seems to solve it though...all in all, it is a great camera totally satisfying my needs and it has plenty of room for me grow with it.action shots is one of the things i
from www.pricegrabber.com
action shots is one of the things i have to work with, tried catching one f our airplanes approaching during landing, i got it, but quality is not too good.
from www.circuitcity.com
i got some real nice action shots that were never blurry thanks to the combination of high shutter speeds and an image stabilization feature, as well assome stunningly vivid candid shots of my nephew
from www.circuitcity.com
i have been a slr user for the past 35 years taking sports action shots and wildlife shots as well as family photos.
from www.circuitcity.com
this feature also makes action shots blurry free even when moving my whole body to follow the action.

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Positives: Great Digital Zoom, Compact, Multiple Exposure Modes, Resolution: 6.37 Megapixel

Canon Digital Rebel XSi

Best Price: $812.00

from lt.dell.com
put it on burst mode and take 3-4 pictures a second.great action shots also.
from customer from Greeneville, TN, www.circuitcity.com
i've taken great in action shots that i've been missing for years.
from "FOOTBALL FAN", www1.cameraworld.com
awesome action shots while the action is happening.
from nickrph from home, www.circuitcity.com
the actions shots are fantastic.
from www.amazon.com
with a fast lens you can capture some nice action shots.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Lots Of Extra Features, Clear Picture Quality, Resolution: 12.4 Megapixel

Canon PowerShot SD600

Best Price: $550.00

from www.onsale.com
the kids/pets setting is perfect for taking action shots!
from www.amazon.com
(it snazzes it up a bit too.) another thing which earns my praises is that it takes amazing action shots, most of them captured in auto.
from www.amazon.com
i especially like the speed at which it comes on so i can capture action shots easier.
from www.amazon.com
the flash is a bit lacking, as night pics tend to be extra grainy, but it does do an excellent job on outdoor, daytime, action shots.
from www.amazon.com
as far as any type of action shots- forget it.

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Positives: Compact, Resolution: 6.2 Megapixel, Image Resolutions: 640 x 480,2816 x 2112,2272 x 1704,1600 x 1200, Not Interchangeable Lenses

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5

Best Price: $302.00

from www.amazon.com
the only problems are that it is a little slow on the uptake, so sometimes i miss action shots, and that it's a little bigger than your average "compact" camera.
from www.amazon.com
so far it has only been used for the v action shots.
from www.amazon.com
took it on a 2 week road trip and put it through the paces (see photos at http://teal_brick.livejournal.com) found that night shots and action shots came out a bit funky in auto mode but can
from www.amazon.com
whenever i wanted to take nice action shots of my kids playing sports, that camera could not zoom enough to get good shots, and without any kind of steady shot - the pics were usually blurry.
from www.amazon.com
it's taken great still and action shots on the various settings, which are great for those of us who don't really know what we're doing.

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Positives: Compact, Resolution: 10.7 Megapixel, Camera Resolution: 10.7 Megapixel, Image Resolutions: 640 x 480,2560 x 1920,2048 x 1536,2048 x 1360,1600 x 1200,3072 x 2304,1920 x 1080,3072 x 1728,2560 x 1712,2560 x 1440,3456 x 2592

Canon EOS 400D

Best Price: $672.00

from www.amazon.com
digital cameras over the past few years and was always irritated by the time delay from when i pressed the button till the camera decided it was ready to take the picture, bad juju for action shots!
from www.amazon.com
the camera works well in low light situations, and fast action shots.
from www.amazon.com
good overall camera but when trying to take action shots the camera is a little slow.
from www.amazon.com
with image stabilization functions on, hand held, iso fixed at 1600 and no flash, i snapped both still shots and light-duty action shots from a distance at various focal lengths.
from www.amazon.com
make sure to get a large and fast cf card (2gb/4gb, 120x or faster) if you're taking sports action shots.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Far Zoom Range, Lots Of Extra Features, Resolution: 10.5 Megapixel

Canon PowerShot A590 IS

Best Price: $225.00

from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?easier to take action shots what's not so great:?larger than regular digital, not an slr "this is the best camera for the serious photographer who does not wish to carry an
from www.bestbuy.com
action shots, dark shots, variances in lighting...they all caused trouble.
from www.amazon.com
i may take some classes so i can grow into it and learn about setting shutter speeds, which might clear up my issues of not getting good action shots.
from www.amazon.com
being an amateur at photography, i haven't been too good at getting live-action shots, so the image stabilization was good catch for me.
from www.amazon.com
i have yet to blur an action shot, but i've only taken action shots in bright sunlight.

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Positives: Resolution: 8.3 Megapixel, Camera Resolution: 8.3 Megapixel, Image Resolutions: 1600 x 1200,3264 x 1832,640 x 480,3264 x 2448,2592 x 1944,2048 x 1536, Not Interchangeable Lenses

Canon EOS 50D Body Only

Best Price: $1,188.00

from "Michael", www1.cameraworld.com
i bought this camera to take action shots and at 6.5 fps it delivers!
from "Lightgirrl", www1.cameraworld.com
i bought it to take action shots of my dogs dock diving.it has really fast shutter speeds.
from "ACJR1234", www1.cameraworld.com
my wife takes the family photos and i take the sports action shots.
from www.amazon.com
on the other hand, it is not suitable for taking action shots such as your kids playing or of their dance performances.
from www.amazon.com
live view is useful for framing photos, and the additional high speed burst mode avails itself for action shots at 6fps.

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Positives: Resolution: 15.5 Megapixel, Camera Resolution: 15.5 Megapixel, Image Resolutions: 3456 x 2304,4752 x 3168, Interchangeable Lenses

Nikon D60

Best Price: $530.00

from www.bestbuy.com
if you like to take action shots or any type of photos this is the camera to buy!
from www.bestbuy.com
(click anywhere inside this popup to close it) great action shots!
from www.qvc.com
purchased this mainly for taking action shots both indoor and out.
from www.amazon.com
i grabbed the d60 as i wanted a camera that would give me more flexibilty for taking some action shots and doing more with both telephoto and wide angle shots.
from www.amazon.com
for action shots, the almost instant focus of the new lenses and vr is hard to beat.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Clear Picture Quality, Great Autofocus, Resolution: 10.75 Megapixel

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28

Best Price: $480.00

from Proud ma from Str, www.circuitcity.com
i use this camera daily with a newborn and consistantly at sporting events- phenominal action shots and even more amazing in house family photos.
from www.amazon.com
i have taken it to dog agility shows and the action shots at 7 frames per second are closely competing with what the professional photographers are getting with their thousands of dollars worth of
from www.amazon.com
the burst mode is very accessible and i've gotten some great action shots with it!
from www.amazon.com
it also takes excellent videos and kid action shots.
from www.amazon.com
in particular, i have been greatly enjoying the "macro" setting as it allows me to take some very crisp up close shots and the "landscape" setting to take wider shots of outdoor areas.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Digital Zoom, Clear Picture Quality, Resolution: 10.7 Megapixel

Canon PowerShot SX110 IS

Best Price: $291.00

from Bob T from Oregon, clickfrom.buy.com
if you want up close shots from far away, go for the higher optical zoom.
from www.amazon.com
it hasn't been a real issue for me, but this is not the camera to pick if you need to take mostly action shots (kids or sports).
from www.amazon.com
i use it to get action shots of girls softball.
from www.amazon.com
it can take high-quality shots of stills, portraits, and action shots.
from www.amazon.com
if you plan on getting serious and want to take action shots that require higher iso settings, consider an entry level slr such as the nikon d40.

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Positives: Resolution: 10.3 Megapixel, Camera Resolution: 10.3 Megapixel, Image Resolutions: 1600 x 1200,3456 x 2592,640 x 480,2816 x 2112,2272 x 1704, Not Interchangeable Lenses

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