WHAT CAMERA IS BEST FOR TAKING ACTION/SPORTS PICTURE.

We get this question a lot and I really woudl have to recommend two possible options. The Sony W100 is a great camera that takes quick pictures and can even be set to Burst Mode which takes 5 stills in a row to capture all the action, it is great for those homerun swings and touchdown dives. The one considerable set back to this great camera is the lack of zoom capability (3x optical). That can be a problem getting great close pictures from the stands of sporting events.

So the other camera I would recommend is the Canon S2 IS. It is also a great powerful camera with an amazing optical zoom of 12x. So you know optical zoom is a 'real' zoom that keeps the picture quality high where as digital zoom is an artifical zoom that distorts and pixelates your stills (BOOOO we don't want a pixelated child now do we?). This camera also has Image Stablization which helps keep the pictures blur free even with shaky hands. This is very important when zoom in to the max (12x). Your fame gets pretty shaky at the length so this helps a great deal. The one down side being that the Canon is bulky compared to the Sony.

So you have to weigh the options. Good luck.