Here are some basic scenarios and typical shutter speeds which you can use
Shutter speed in Seconds Scenario
Shutter speed in Seconds Scenario
| 1/4000 | Freezing Extremely Fast movement |
| 1/2000 | Freezing birds in flight |
| 1/1000 | Freezing fast cars,bikes,etc |
| 1/500 | freezing sports players or slow verhicles |
| 1/250 | Freezing walking people or animals |
| 1/125 | Panning cars or bikes |
| 1/60 | Portraits |
| 1/30 | Panning vehicle with shadow effect |
| 1/15 | Panning children or adults |
| 1/8 | Blurring water falls |
| 1/4 | Blurring people |
| 1/2 | Blurring slow moving water |
| 1 sec or slower | Milky Water Effect |
