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Is the Canon SX540 HS good for Sports Photography?

Canon PowerShot SX540 HS
$279.00

Canon SX540 HS Sports Photography Score

AVERAGE
Canon SX540 HS has a score of 44 for Sports Photography which makes it an AVERAGE candidate for this type of photography. If Sports Photography is important for you, we recommend you to check the Alternative cameras at the bottom of this page.
Read our detailed Canon SX540 HS Review

Canon SX540 HS Sports Photography Detailed Analysis
Wireless Connection
It may not be used by everyone but pro sports photographers use Wi-fi to transfer files simultaneously without having to wait to change the memory card.
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.
1200 mm Tele Lens
1200 mm reach lens will be adequate in most sports events.
Average Continuous Shooting: 5.9fps
In the world of sports photography, faster is always better.
Average Max shutter speed: 1/2000s
Canon SX540 HS's max shutter speed of 1/2000s is not the best in class but it will be enough to freeze the moment. A potential problem may be when you use a fast aperture at very strong light, your camera may overexpose because of slow max shutter speed
Average Ergonomics&Handling
although not as good as a DSLR body, Canon SX540 HS is good enough for most conditions.
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.
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: 205 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 205 shots per charge, you may need to change batteries very frequently in the middle of an event.
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.
Slow Lens at Tele: f6.50
You will have hard time getting fast enough shutter speeds with a lens that is slow at tele.
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 SX540 HS Alternatives in SLR-like (bridge) cameras for Sports Photography

Sony RX10 IV

Compare SX540 HS vs RX10 IV

20 MP | 1″ BSI-CMOS Sensor
24-600 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #141
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #3

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Panasonic FZ300

Compare SX540 HS vs FZ300

12 MP | 1/2.3" CMOS Sensor
25-600 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #142
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #4

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Sony RX10 III

Compare SX540 HS vs RX10 III

20 MP | 1″ BSI-CMOS Sensor
24-600 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #183
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #7

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Panasonic FZ1000 II

Compare SX540 HS vs FZ1000 II

20 MP | 1″ BSI-CMOS Sensor
25-400 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #135
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #2

Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ1000 II
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Panasonic FZ1000

Compare SX540 HS vs FZ1000

20 MP | 1″ CMOS Sensor
25-400 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #175
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #8

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape
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