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Thanks for the suggestions, Tikus and CRAusmus. My lighting situation will be variable, as sometimes I will shoot indoors and other times in bright sun or shade - it varies depending on the location of the kennel within the facility. Unfortunately, they don't have an indoor location where I can take all shots. When lighting is better, I will try to shoot without flash, but I won't be the only photographer and all of the other pet photos seem to be taken with at least a little pop of flash. I did some testing with my i40 Nissin (yes - I can use TTL on camera) and have found that the lag time between shutter and flash might be a problem for getting the shot with a hyperactive or fidgety dog. Setting CL will also present an issue sometimes, as the lag between shots just might miss the one I want. CH might be loud and distracting, but the shutter rate just might catch the shot. I will try setting Auto ISO and use noise reduction in PP if necessary.

I will not be shooting in manual, as there may be high action and variable lighting conditions. I plan to use TTL with an on-camera Nissin flash. This is mainly to get head shots and closeup full body shots of dogs and cats for an SPCA website. I wonder if face detection on will be too slow to get the expressions I want and sharpness. Also - should I shoot in continuous? Would it help to set up CL burst shots in hopes of getting one in 5? Does this work very well with face detection on?

I have had my xt1 for awhile now, but don't usually shoot things that move. Soon I will be volunteering at an animal shelter, shooting dogs and cats who won't be sitting still for their portraits. So will be switching out of manual mode, shooting auto focus and program mode. What other settings will help insure that I get good, sharp shots? Continuous/burst? Face detection? What else? I will be using my 18 - 55mm lens and will most likely be at the 50-55 focal length most of the time.