Express Action Sports

I am a high school yearbook adviser, and I need to buy a new camera (or two) for my staff to use. We can’t spend a lot of money, but I need a camera which will take pictures quickly. I’m not sure what the terminology is, but I need to be able to push the button and have the picture take as soon as possible. We have to take Action Sports shots, etc., so we don’t want blurry photos. Any suggestions on specific models, or even what I should ask/look for when I go shopping, would be greatly appreciated!

Ha ha, on the yearbook staff too, and I just bought this camera for it. What a coincidence.
So, enough of that, I got the canon SD 750 about a week ago, and I love it compared to the previous cameras that I have owned. I bought it because of the high review rates for the price of $299. One of the many great features is it take 1 second to turn on, and your ready to take a picture, so you can almost instintly take a picture, once you know your subject. It also has great features like color accent mode or color switch mode. You can also use a sd card and it can hold well over 1,000 pics with a 2 gig SD card. It can aso take well over 20min of video with the same card. This card can cost about $45. The camera itself is really small and thin, for all the features it has. You can download pics to your computer by using mini usb cable included with the camera. Overall I think this camera would be perfect for tourism, sport events, events, and protraits.

. I would like to take clear pictures of my son jumping hurdles in track and my daughter doing a layups in basketball. PLEASE HELP.

The camera does not exist. ANY camera can take blurry photos under those conditions, be it a low cost entry level DSLR to a multi thousand dollar pro camera. Conversely, practically any camera can be made to NOT take blurry photos under those circumstances with the proper skills using it.

No matter what camera anyone suggests, that is not going to insure you of not getting blurred photos. To prevent that from happening, you have to be the one who has knowledge of using shutter speed, aperture, ISO, and focus. THAT is what prevents blurry photos, not what kind of camera you have.

I will say that you should be looking at any of the entry level DSLR cameras made by Canon, or Nikon, or Pentax. Then you should invest in a lens with a large, (at least 2.8), constant aperture.

steve