2 recommendations required please

[Coco H]

1) Digital camera - fast shutterspeed to capture moving child. Would also like to be able to take wildlife pics - so a good zoom. Not top of the range - cheap to mid priced or whatever you deem sensible. I wonder if it would be worth getting one with interchangeable lenses so I could invest in some in the future???

2) Digital picture frame - small, simple and straightforward please - cheap as for work desk

[EmmaP]

It's a fast lens that you might need, ie one with a large maximum aperture - typically f2.8/3.5 - to enable you to utilise a faster shutter speed. Shutter speeds are standard across all cameras. Fast zoom lenses are expensive though. Lenses with image stabilisation enable you to use slow shutter speeds and avoid camera shake. You can, alternatively, increase the ISO to achieve a faster shutter speed. Anything over 300 ISO tends to suffer from noise (colour fringing).