i know the best digital cameras for action shots are:Canon IXUS 80 IS,Canon PowerShot A590,Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX150,Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50, Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS,among these, i would like to recommand the Canson PowerShotA590,which i bought recently,is overall a terrific product.Action Shots, Beginners, Portraits, Indoor Use and Everyday Use,It has nice image stabilization. It has nice storage capacity.8.0 Megapixels, 4x Digital / 4x Optical Zoom, 2.5" LCD Display,,i believe it is a good choice of action shots,of course,the price is $86,it's really a good deal,worth of considering,here you can know the deal http://tinyurl.com/r6v8wr hope you like it!