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Is the Canon SX410 IS good for Sports Photography?

Canon PowerShot SX410 IS
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Canon SX410 IS Sports Photography Score

POOR
Canon SX410 IS has a score of 22 for Sports Photography which makes it a POOR candidate for this type of photography. If Sports Photography is important for you, we strongly recommend you to consider the Alternative cameras listed at the bottom of this page.
Read our detailed Canon SX410 IS Review
Canon SX410 IS Sports Photography Detailed Analysis
Fast Max shutter speed: 1/4000s

Canon SX410 IS's 1/4000s shutter speed is fast enough to freeze any almost all sports action and is also helpful when you use a fast lens at largest aperture under bright sunlight.

Manual Exposure Mode

Even though modern digital cameras features advanced algorithms to calculate the right exposure, they still may fail some difficult conditions. Manual exposure mode in these conditions helps a lot in order to achieve correct and consistent exposure.

Manual Focus Mode

Compact cameras are not great at focusing moving objects especially at low light and your camera may not even fire bacause of not locking the focus, so manual focus mode is very useful at these times.

Image Stabilization

Image stabilization reduces the effects of camera shake at long focal lengths thus ensuring sharper photos during sports photography.

960 mm Tele Lens

960 mm reach lens will be adequate in most sports events.

Slow Continuous Shooting: 0.5fps

In the world of sports photography, faster is always better.

Environmental Sealings

Most outdoor sports games are held in all-weather, so your camera has to be ready for difficult conditions such as rain and snow. Exposure to dust and water splashes are also very common in sports.

9 Focus Points

In sports photography , you keep continuous autofocus (AFC) mode on for tracking the subject and more focus means better tracking.

Poor Battery Life: 185 shots

In most sports events, you shoot at high speed for a long time and this drains the battery pretty quick. With a battery life of only 185 shots per charge, you may need to change batteries very frequently in the middle of an event.

Not so good Ergonomics&Handling

Canon SX410 IS\s compact body is not very ideal for sports photography as it lacks the external dials and knobs to change the camera settings fast and the ergonomics doesn't help you to have the most stable shooting position.

No Built-in Viewfinder

In the lack of a a viewfinder, holding the camera away from the body while using live view is not very stable, especial with heavy camera bodies and lenses. Besides, LCD screens are very hard to read under bright sunlight.

No External Flash Shoe

When shooting indoor sports or outdoor sports at low light, an external flash may become very helpful.

No RAW shooting capability

RAW files contains much more color information compared to JPEGs, and gives you more room for post processing without significant quality loss. They provide wider dynamic range and option to recover shadow and highlight clipping to some degree.

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Canon SX410 IS Alternatives in Small Sensor Superzoom cameras for Sports Photography

Panasonic FZ80

Compare SX410 IS vs FZ80

18 MP | 1/2.3 BSI-CMOS Sensor
20-1200 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #339
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #18

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ80
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
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Nikon P1000

Compare SX410 IS vs P1000

16 MP | 1/2.3 BSI-CMOS Sensor
24-3000 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #321
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #16

Nikon Coolpix P1000
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Canon SX70 HS

Compare SX410 IS vs SX70 HS

20 MP | 1/2.3 BSI-CMOS Sensor
21-1365 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #335
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #15

Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Nikon P950

Compare SX410 IS vs P950

16 MP | 1/2.3 CMOS Sensor
24-2000 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #287
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #11

Nikon Coolpix P950
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Nikon B700

Compare SX410 IS vs B700

20 MP | 1/2.3" BSI-CMOS Sensor
24-1440 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #388
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #20

Nikon Coolpix B700
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Sony HX350

Compare SX410 IS vs HX350

20 MP | 1/2.3 BSI-CMOS Sensor
24-1200 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #594
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #48

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Canon SX540 HS

Compare SX410 IS vs SX540 HS

20 MP | 1/2.3' BSI-CMOS Sensor
24-1200 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #630
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #52

Canon PowerShot SX540 HS
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Nikon B500

Compare SX410 IS vs B500

16 MP | 1/2.3" BSI-CMOS Sensor
23-900 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #739
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #82

Nikon Coolpix B500
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Nikon B600

Compare SX410 IS vs B600

16 MP | 1/2.3" BSI-CMOS Sensor
24-1440 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #883
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #102

Nikon Coolpix B600
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Canon SX420 IS

Compare SX410 IS vs SX420 IS

20 MP | 1/2.3" CCD Sensor
24-1008 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #952
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #105

Canon PowerShot SX420 IS
Imaging
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Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
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