Hi Caroline,



It seems that what you are looking for and what you are asking for are not quite going to be satisified very easily by the same kind of camera. First off, if you want a camera that takes motion shots quickly you should look into a true digital camera (true digital = fully digital; not SLR (single lense reflex)). True digital camera's don't have the mechanical limitations that SLR's have, and typically can have shutter speeds as fast at 1/10,000th second! They also typically have "movie mode" recording abilities, and image preview functions; which SLR's lack. As for zoom, I've seen anywhere from 3-14x, depending on how much you have to spend of course.



Considering SLR's, yes, you would have the ability to change lenses, and therefore you could get a very high zoom lense. But now you're talking big bucks, both for the lense(s) and for the camera body in the first place. The ability to change lenses is a key benefit of using an SLR, but it comes at a price. Also, as I said above, SLR's lack some of the functions that true digital cameras have.



If you would like to see what is out there on the market now for cameras, and compare the features of each, you can look on sites like www.dpreview.com and others like it for all the details.



Hope this helps in your decision,

- Mark



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