Originally Posted by MickeyMaguire

Almost all digital point & shoot cameras have no shutter. They have a "charged array" that is electronically prepared to capture an image on the sensor for a set period of time (a shutter speed, if you will), but, they don't have an actual shutter. They have no moving parts except those associated with the zoom on a lens. Digital SLRs actually have shutters, like their film-bodied siblings. That is why they are really far superior for sports photography.