Shutter Speed : 1/3200 good enough?

[Dolby]

Look at shutter speeds now and I've sorta kinda made a choice what I want : Canon SX20IS with shutter speed 15 sec - 1/3200

However another cropped recently (Pentaz X70) with a shutter speed of 4 sec - 1/4000.

Is 1/3200 fast enough to catch things like cars racing at Kyalami or other fast moving objects?

 

[ToxicBunny]

1/3200 of a second is MORE than fast enough...

Think about it Dolby, if you could do continuous shooting with that it would equate to 3200 frames of footage every second....

 

[bwana]

Look at shutter speeds now and I've sorta kinda made a choice what I want : Canon SX20IS with shutter speed 15 sec - 1/3200

However another cropped recently (Pentaz X70) with a shutter speed of 4 sec - 1/4000.

Is 1/3200 fast enough to catch things like cars racing at Kyalami or other fast moving objects?

1/3200 may be good enough for you but is 15?

 

[ToxicBunny]

Its better than 4 though?

(i'm basing my original post, on the assumption that the choice is between the 2 cameras Dolby listed)

 

[Dolby]

You both have a point.

15 is sufficient ; 4 is not. I know I'm definatley lacking on the slow side of things, thought I may be missing on the high side.

SX20IS is winning so far