Appendix J Suggested starting speeds to freeze the action of different events
| Location | Shutter speed (seconds) |
| Motor sport – straight towards the photographer | 1/1000 |
| Motor sport – turning a corner panning | 1/125 |
| Athletics – running | 1/250 |
| Athletics – long/high jump | 1/500 |
| Football | 1/250 |
| Ballet dancer leaping – fully lit stage | 1/250 (non-pan) |
| Ballet dancer – fully lit stage | 1/125 |
| Pole vault | 1/500 |
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