Express Action Sports

I’ve been trying to get good lowlight action shots with my new Canon Powershot SX30IS, but I have failed so far…

I have tried every setting, and also tried Manual at: 1600 ISO, f/2.7 and 1/1000 shutter speed, but then my images are pitch black!! And of course if I lower my shutter speed, letting in more light they are extremely blurry. And yes, I have tried the flash, but that only works when I’m very close ti the subject, which I can’t be during the rodeos, sports, etc.

I’ve tried doing research and the only thing I’ve found is my aperture needs to be a lower number, but f/2.7 is as low as my camera goes! Are there any lenses I can buy to help?

Thanks!

You don’t understand the limitations of P&S cameras it seems

1) it does NOT accept interchangeable lenses, so buying a faster lens it NOT an option
2) the limits of your camera will allow you to only use aperture priority and an ISO of 1600. The camera decides the shutter speed to get a good exposure
3) the maximum reach of your flash is 6.8 m.

Basically you do NOT have the proper equipment to do what you want. You will have to save your pennies and buy an entry level dSLR, a camera that has ISO settings of at least 3200 and can use interchangeable lenses.