The Prefect Action Shot.

When ever you go to a sporting event and want to take a picture you switch the mode to sports, but do you really know what is happening when you switch it to this mode? Unfortunately not all cameras will have a sports mode. knowing what the sports mode does can help use take a good action shot without have a fancy feature. the only thing that this mode is doing is increasing the shutter speed and widening the aperture so that there isn't any blurry areas. the best way to get the correct aperture and shutter speed is to use Av mode. "To take control and get the results you want we'd suggest you shoot in the semi-auto Av mode. in Av mode you set the aperture, and your camera sets the shutter speed for a standard exposure" (Byng 45). That's all there is to it. Some other neat pointers is to use a telephoto lens so get a better focus on your subject. this will affect how you adjust your shutter speed, "first up you need to set your shutter speed to overcome camera shake relative to your Len's focal length. The longer the focal length, the more it will amplify any camera movement, especially at telephoto focal lengths of 300mm or 400mm" (Byng 46).