Quote Originally Posted by pitc9 View Post

I've taken pictures of a football game before and come to think of it,
it does zoom in far enough, but the pictures were fuzzy.

I think that means I need to make changes to speed up my shutter?
NOW we're getting somewhere!

"Action Shots" where you want to stop or "freeze" the action require you to either
"pan" the camera (move it in the direction the subject is moving) OR
to use a FAST shutter speed.
FAST shutter speeds also help reduce blurring caused by movement of the camera
(caused by *shaky* photographers).

The S5 has "Image Stabilization" - a feature that also reduces the effects of
"the *shaky* photographer". Be sure this "feature" is turned on or active
when you're
shooting highly 'Zoomed' shots - High Zoom (bringing the subject in REAL close from far away)
accentuates ANY amount of camera shake! Ashley's advisory to use a TRIPOD (or
even a mono-pod stick) is good advice! (Or ask the guy seated if front if he minds
you resting your camera on his shoulder.)

Read up on How To use the pre-programmed settings ... Canon has "Sports" settings where
the camera forces a fast shutter speed while it opens the aperture (iris) to compensate
by letting more light in. It's still an "automatic" setting, where the camera tries to
make all the set-up decisions, but you're also telling the camera that you want it
to favor the Fastest Shutter Speed possible with a good exposure. Good for Dawg Shots, too.

PS:
No shame in reading the camera book - I keep "the book" for my lil Canon in the Bus glove box ...
No Way can I remember all that stuff!
(Last 4th - I'm trying to *read da book* by the glow of the cell phone display to
set up for fireworks shots.) (Plan ahead)