What kind of digital camera takes/shoots pictures fast!?

Question

I wanted to know what kind of digital camera takes pictures fast - (sports action) where you can click click click - snap snap snap and get clear pictures

Answer 1

For sports, you want a (digital) SLR camera. The point and shoots and the "SLR-like" cameras all have considerable lag. Even the really expensive ones. And that lag has NOTHING to do with the shutter speed - point & shoots can handle that. The lag with point & shoots comes from the following:
* EVF: Point and shoots transmit the image to an electronic viewfinder/ screen. This proces takes 1/10th second - so when you press the shutter button, you're already 1/10th second too late.
* Shutter lag: When you DO press the shutter button, the camera takes another 1/10th second to actually do anything.
* Slow AF: Add to those 2 factors that point & shoots focus slower than molasses in February (that phrase just came back to me from 'Redneck Rampage' - wonder if I still have that game...)
With dSLR cameras you get a whole bunch of other goodies too. Like better image quality. Better low light performance. And with expensive models, more frames per second. The best point & shoots equal entry level dSLR cameras in that department: 3 FPS. If you spend more, cameras like the Canon 30D and the Nikon D200 can do 5 FPS. Pro models can even do 8 FPS.
I have a D200 myself, so I can point my camera to the action, press the AF button, and get the first 5 shots before I even have my eye to the viewfinder. Then I can squeeze in another 15 shots before the guy with a point and shoot takes his first picture. There's no comparison. On the other hand, I paid 10x as much as the guy with the point & shoot.
For entry level dSLR cameras, look at the Nikon D50, Nikon D70s, Canon 350D, Canon 400D, or the Nikon D80 (all of these are in order of price and performance).

Answer 2

you need to go pro-consumer SLR to do it right the cannon rebel is one of the most popular but skip the first gen 300D cannon rebel as it had a unacceptable delay for a true SLR camera the latest Rebel offer a 10.1 Mega pixel plus many other upgraded features and is worth looking at however if on a budget you might want to grab the 350D rebel which is just now being discontinued so should have some sweet pricing soon but if not the 400D got a lot of pro features added including for the first time dust reduction but for 900 bucks including a lens you can not do better and can take photos at 3 per second for up to 27 jpg in a burst mode
in action shooting Burst mode is very important as well as the ability to take the picture when you press the button not a sec or two as is the rule in point and shoot cameras

Answer 3

Any digital camera that lets you manually set the shutter speed should work to freeze fast action. But you also want to be able to keep shooting (not having to wait for the camera to write the last photo to the memory card) -- I recommend that you look into DSLR with a fast shutter speed.

Here's a partial list of DSLR with 1/4000s shutter speeds:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/compare_post.asp

Answer 4

Most digital cameras have a symbol on them that is used for motion (its s sports symbol). As far as good cameras however...I recommend canon. If you are using a digital SLR...or a good 35MM...you will need to set a fast shutter speed to stop the motion.

Answer 5

You NEED a digital SLR, as mentioned and explained by OMG and David above. The D200 is amazing for this as it will buffer almost indefinitely so you are practically taking single frame video.

Answer 6

Any of the Digital SLR's will do the job. If you want fast, check out the Canon EOS 1Ds Mark II

Answer 7

you may also want to look into the canon s3is it cost less then a DSLR and in continues mode it will shoot about three frames a second not bad for under 350.00