I need help with Nikon D7000 Settings...

When taking photos of moving objects, have your shutter speed high upwards of like 1000-2000. All the other settings will need to be decided by you since we don't know the setting or lighting. Hope that helps

I'll repeat this again, again and fucking again, Why the fuck do people who buy bloody 1000$ cameras, prosumer models even, with fancy knobs and dials without having the slightest grasp on the most elementary basics of photography?

And then have the bloody impudence to instead of a quick google, make on a Canadian outdoor activity enthusiast board entire topics for single simple questions that have been asked more often then Op's mom has been railed.

I may be bloody impertinent and incredibly discourteous here, but for the love of any fucking god or at least the laws of physics we have to abide too, sell that camera, it does't deserve you.

omnidataCanadian outdoor activity enthusiast board

Since when was this only canadian? But i agree. Theres also a handy thing called a manual. Which probably came with the camera when you purchased it. Simple solution is to gtfo of an auto setting and go into "m" or manual. There you can set your shutter speed to atleast over 1/500th or whatever numbers around there. Setting your aperture to f8 and your iso to whatever works. Let me explain why raising your shutter speed will get rid of blur. The way a camera works is the shutter opens and closes and lets light in. If your shutter is open too long, say 1/50th of a second you will get blur. Because the shutter is open for more of the action. If its only open for 1/800th it gets a very small part of the action and less light and therefor less blur. Less light coming in means you will probably have to have your iso at 6400 or whatever

Wow, what happened to m&a. He probably posted here to get skiing specific advice from people with experience. While some info is out there, it can be difficult to interpret. I remember I struggled wit understanding AF settings on my dslr at first.

OP, in what way are they blurry. If there are streaks, this is called motion blur, it can be fixed by using a higher shutter speed. Use the aperture that corresponds to the DOF you want (low number=more blur), then set ISO for exposure (D7000 should be fine to at least 1600). Take a few samples, light reflects off the snow and can sometimes confuse the camera.

If they are unsharp, but the action is frozen, you have an issue with focus. Canon calls it AI Servo (or something similar), Nikon may use a different name, but you want the tracking mode, not single shot. Make sure the camera has a lock on the subject, and be sure to select the right AF point so that you get the skier and not a tree next to his shoulder.

What lens are you using?

And regardless of the problem, practice (before you get out on the hill), get the settings dialed, take some dopes shots and upload them to here, get critique, then repeat.